Wednesday, August 3rd 2016
Microsoft Rolls Out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Microsoft late Tuesday rolled out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, marking 1 year in the market for the operating system, and with it, ending the Windows 10 Free Upgrade offer. The new update bears the internal version 1607, with build 14393. The update is several gigabytes in size, and effectively replaces your existing Windows 10 installation.
The update adds new features to Windows Ink, the stylus-based live notes app; Cortana, the voice assistant, which can now be accessed right from the lock-screen, and is integrated with even more apps; and Windows Hello, the in-built biometric ID system, which has been integrated with many more third-party services, such as Dropbox; improvements to Windows Defender, the anti-malware tool; and various under-the-hood improvements that increase performance and energy-efficiency (lower battery usage).
The update adds new features to Windows Ink, the stylus-based live notes app; Cortana, the voice assistant, which can now be accessed right from the lock-screen, and is integrated with even more apps; and Windows Hello, the in-built biometric ID system, which has been integrated with many more third-party services, such as Dropbox; improvements to Windows Defender, the anti-malware tool; and various under-the-hood improvements that increase performance and energy-efficiency (lower battery usage).
113 Comments on Microsoft Rolls Out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
This one doesn't seem to fit the description, but you're free to call it whatever you want.
this is not a service pack
its a new build installing this does the same thing as a in-place-upgrade
where the old install is replaced and data is migrated
also had the cortana data collection turned back on telemetry also.
of course the defaults are going to be reset( at least the ones for which the options have changed) and post install it asks you about the telemetry and cortana and if you want it enabled
none of my app defaults where reset only the windows related settings
come on people this isn't rocket science
Why do I have to waste my time because of a stupid update??
maby take the issue up with your vendors cough creative cough ....
if they aren't sending there drivers to microsoft to be signed as WHQL the update routine will revert the driver to a microsoft signed one
Make sure you do the Custom setup, so you can disable a lot of the MS data collection stuff.
It absolutely does NOT ask you about telemetry and cortana post install, nor does it warn you that windows related settings have been reset to defaults.
don't click the express settings if you want the options set your self
and drivers and other misc bits getting reset on a re-install are normal its been that way for literally 20 years
starting with windows 10 major OS updates are shipped as "builds" and not "patches" they do a complete replacement of all the core os data and migrate the user-land stuff
its why you end up with that windows.old folder in c:\ thats the old installation in its entirety reverting back to a old build simple renames that folder and rebuilds the BCD index
as far as RS1 is concerned is a fresh install with migrated userdata which is why some options are reverted to the default
something you would understand if you took the time to understand how this stuff works
the situtation with forced updates is the fault of the public
years of too many ill-informed users refusing to update/upgrade has forced Microsoft hand they got tired of supporting 3 concurrent OS versions,
it has lead to so many problems with everything from hardware to software to user experience
that Microsoft decided to pull the trigger on starting over.
at the end of the day one-core/windows10 allows Microsoft to maintain one codebase and support one product going forward it make take a few years to reap the benefits but it was the best move for both Microsoft and its userbase
this has been a thing since vista its the programs fault not the OS's
Haven't noticed any difference to anything tbh, except for the nice change to the start menu.