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Microsoft announced that it will introduce a new system of rolling out future updates and patches for its upcoming Windows 10 operating system which is set to be released on July 29.
"We won't be updating every Windows consumer device on the second Tuesday of the month," Computer World quoted Microsoft executive vice president of Windows Terry Myerson, who was a keynote speaker during Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, as saying. "We're going to let consumers opt into what we're calling rings."
Gartner researcher Steve Kleynhans also told the publication that the introduction of this new Windows update system will control the overall rate of how updates are being released into the public. According to Myerson, this will give consumers the chance to decide when they want to receive future Windows 10 updates and patches.
According to CIO, this radical new system aims to cater to quick roll out of security patches and even frequent maintenance updates. Microsoft also introduces new terminologies like Rings and Current Branch to which the company promises to further explain in the days to come.
The new system will give users the freedom to choose when or how they want to receive the updates once rolled out by Windows. Customers who want to receive Windows updates first and more frequent than others can opt-in for a fast ring.
Receiving the update first has some minor consequence, as well. One minor problem cited is that the update is not stable. On the other hand, users who choose the slow ring will receive the updates much later but they will be assured that the update will be more stable and has a more reliable code.
