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0 pointsdetaro10y ago0 comments

Windows 10 is not a "a patch"

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Windows Update downloads more than "patches". It has been used in the past to distribute standalone tools and service packs.

function_seven10y ago

It has never wholesale upgraded the OS to a new major version. Nobody expects it to.

987210y ago

And that's a large part of why Windows security has always been terrible. While we may not have expected it, that just means we were pleasantly surprised.

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Karunamon10y ago

Windows Update downloads more than "patches". It has been used in the past to distribute standalone tools and service packs.

function_seven10y ago

It has never wholesale upgraded the OS to a new major version. Nobody expects it to.

987210y ago

And that's a large part of why Windows security has always been terrible. While we may not have expected it, that just means we were pleasantly surprised.

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