Microsoft has rolled out a new website where you can learn what is included in the released updates and version upgrades for Windows 10. It was about time to be honest since users like transparency about what an update does, especially business users. Almost all software today provides very detailed change logs.
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Earlier, Microsoft was criticized for not providing any information about updates. The description of updates was very vague such as "This updates improves your Windows 10 experience." This was not good enough for many users. From now on, cumulative updates will have their own description page.
Microsoft stated the following:
We're committed to our customers and strive to incorporate their feedback, both in how we deliver Windows as a service and the information we provide about Windows 10. In response to this feedback, we’re providing more details about the Windows 10 updates we deliver through Windows Update. You'll see a summary of important product developments included in each update, with links to more details. This page will be regularly refreshed, as new updates are released.
The recently released Windows 10 build 10586.104 is already featured on that page:
Click here to visit the Windows Update History page
You might want to bookmark this one. Besides this, another interesting page is available on TechNet. Microsoft publishes new feature upgrades for Windows 10 on a regular basis. The new TechNet page is designed to help you determine if your devices are up to date with the latest Windows 10 feature upgrades and servicing updates.
Here is how it looks:
You can visit it using this link:
View Windows 10 release information
On that page, you will find which Windows 10 versions Microsoft has already released and which KB updates you need to apply to reach the desired Windows 10 version. This is very useful.
An even better change would be if Microsoft incorporate this information or at least hyperlinks to these pages directly inside the Windows Update UI. Another area that needs improvement is that knowledge base (support) articles for any update are released quite late and are often not ready when the update is released and ready to be installed. This is something Microsoft needs to work on in the future so the support articles are ready in time.
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