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You had to know that UWP was dead the second they announced the new Edge browser would be a native Win32 application.  If that doesn’t say it all I don’t know what will.

Good thing these things don’t happen in “the cloud.”  Oh, wait a minute…

The irony is one has to wonder where Windows would be today if not for Sinofsky’s dumpster fire known as Windows 8…

I honestly do not want to go back to the Windows 7 patch model of separate patches as I think the cumulative model – once we get the patch quality to where it should be – is what we need to do as it keeps our machines more secure – but at the same time you can tell that as Microsoft is listening to our complaints about patching, they are moving back to a model where things are more modular and optional.

I’m curious; after several years of this rigamarole of cumulative patches, what makes you think that “once we get patch quality to where it should be” is even an achievable goal?  If Microsoft could do it, would they not have by now?  Every month brings the same old thing; release, howls of pain, a bunch of “known issues” caveats added to the patch KBs.  Lather, rinse, repeat.  Would it not be logical to believe that if they could actually meet that threshold of “patch quality where it should be” – wherever that is – that they would have by now?

Also, I would object to your assertion that Microsoft is listening as facts not in evidence.  Making a single change to .NET servicing is hardly evidence that Microsoft is listening to anybody.  Afterall, everyone’s been asking for the mythical “better patch quality” and that is still nowhere to be found.

I installed the Windows 7 update on my laptop (I’m the canary in the coal mine) and I have not had any issues, although I don’t use Sophos Antivirus.  You can bet I won’t be letting this update out the WSUS chute or applying to my servers until there’s an acknowledgement from Microsoft though.

Thanks Woody for the heads up on these things.  I wonder how many hours you’ve saved people?

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Outlook is infinitely superior IMHO.

Can I just say how ridiculous I continue to find it that we’re supposed to get excited about having even the illusion of control over when updates are installed?  I am constantly amazed at functionality that in Windows 10 that isn’t even at parity with stuff found in Windows 95 is hyped by Microsoft.

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