14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft says it’s working on a Windows 10 update that would help the operating system avoid those frustrating moments when the PC is rebooted all of a sudden just to install updates.
In the most recent Windows 10 preview builds shipped for Redstone 5 and Redstone 6, the operating system comes with a new so-called predictive model based on machine learning that would help determine whether a system is in use or not. If it’s not, this new predictive model can estimate if you’re just taking a short break or you are out of your office, so it can kick off the updating process.
System already tested internally
“We heard you, and to alleviate this pain, if you have an update pending we’ve updated our reboot logic to use a new system that is more adaptive and proactive. We trained a predictive model that can accurately predict when the right time to restart the device is,” Dona Sarkar, the chief of the Windows Insider program, said today when releasing this feature in the latest preview builds.
“Meaning, that we will not only check if you are currently using your device before we restart, but we will also try to predict if you had just left the device to grab a cup of coffee and return shortly after.”
Sarkar says this feature has already been tested on Windows 10 devices internally and the results were encouraging, so the company now wants to get more feedback with help from insiders.
If everything advances properly with no major issues, the new Windows Update system should go live for users with the upcoming Windows 10 Redstone 5 feature update due in the fall. Redstone 5 is projected to be finalized in September, while the public rollout should kick off a month later in October.
Redstone 6, the next update that Microsoft has already started working on, is due in the spring of 2019.