Stefan Mileschin

Despite increasing complaints by IT professionals, Microsoft doesn't think anything is wrong with the current state of Windows Update, which has seen changes since the company's shift to the Windows 10-as-a-service model. Some admins are regularly struggling with whether to install a patch that breaks a system or leave a machine vulnerable to disclosed flaws, but Redmond says the updates come at a clearly established schedule, implying there's plenty of time for proper testing. Wilcox outlines that Microsoft's guiding principles to its monthly Windows service updates are built around being "simple and predictable", "agile", and "transparent". Wilcox doesn't directly address patching expert Bradley's major complaints about Microsoft's patches of late, but said Microsoft's predictability meant IT managers should be able to handle its "simple, regular and consistent patching cadence". "You should be able to plan a time, well in advance, to work on new updates."

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