
Those twice-a-year updates are no longer mandatory.Įach new Windows 10 feature update is supported for a minimum of 18 months. Since hitting that nadir, Microsoft has changed its ways, big time.įeature updates are now optional. It was five weeks before the update reappeared. The upgrade pain reached its peak with the November 2018 Update, version 1809, which earned the dubious distinction of being the only feature update to be pulled from Microsoft's servers as the company worked to fix a data-destroying bug. The first few Windows 10 feature updates turned out to be more like full-sized upgrades: time-consuming to install, disruptive to productivity, and difficult to postpone or manage, as my readers were not shy to point out.


Windows 11: Microsoft deletes these Windows 10 features and apps.What Windows 11 means: We'll be stuck with millions of Windows 10 zombies.
