Broken updates now automatically uninstall in Windows 10
I've never understood why people don't like updating their devices. Some complain that it takes too long or that they are just comfortable with how their devices work currently. Personally, I always want the latest and greatest that I can get with the devices I have. When it comes to tech, newer means better (or at least prettier), right? Well, not always.
There's another reason people don't seem to like updates: they can cause more harm than good. They can break things. It varies in severity; it may only be that the volume buttons stop working or your WiFi stops working, but it could be that the device doesn't even start and it makes weird noises when you try to turn it on. I think most of us have seen something in that range before when updating our devices, and we will probably continue to see it happen in the future, because bugs happen. Microsoft knows this, and are especially prone to this situation as well. Their software runs on thousands of kinds of devices, all with varying hardware, and their goal is to make Windows work the same on all of them. There's no way they can test their update on every kind of device before they push it out to consumers - hence broken updates. Of course, there are other reasons that broken updates occur, but the point is that they do occur, and that Microsoft has added a new feature in Windows 10 to cope with the eventuality.
Previously if a buggy update were to occur, you better hope you had recently made a system restore point, otherwise you would be reinstalling Windows 10. We're talking here about an update that caused some sort of boot problems with the device, or was causing severe crashes. If the bug was small enough, there was always the option to wait until another update was pushed out to fix your problem. If it was severe, then you were dead in the water with a trip to Dormnet in your future unless you know how to reinstall Windows (which isn't too hard, but does take some time and resources that you may not want to put forth at 3 in the morning when you're working on that paper due at 8).
Now, Windows 10 will clean up it's own messes. If severe problems occur with your device, it will try all the usual recovery attempts, but as a last resort, it will automatically uninstall any recent updates that may have caused the problem. This is awesome for the average user who doesn't want to be bothered with taking a trip to Dormnet. Now you can update your device with some peace of mind.
There's another reason people don't seem to like updates: they can cause more harm than good. They can break things. It varies in severity; it may only be that the volume buttons stop working or your WiFi stops working, but it could be that the device doesn't even start and it makes weird noises when you try to turn it on. I think most of us have seen something in that range before when updating our devices, and we will probably continue to see it happen in the future, because bugs happen. Microsoft knows this, and are especially prone to this situation as well. Their software runs on thousands of kinds of devices, all with varying hardware, and their goal is to make Windows work the same on all of them. There's no way they can test their update on every kind of device before they push it out to consumers - hence broken updates. Of course, there are other reasons that broken updates occur, but the point is that they do occur, and that Microsoft has added a new feature in Windows 10 to cope with the eventuality.
Previously if a buggy update were to occur, you better hope you had recently made a system restore point, otherwise you would be reinstalling Windows 10. We're talking here about an update that caused some sort of boot problems with the device, or was causing severe crashes. If the bug was small enough, there was always the option to wait until another update was pushed out to fix your problem. If it was severe, then you were dead in the water with a trip to Dormnet in your future unless you know how to reinstall Windows (which isn't too hard, but does take some time and resources that you may not want to put forth at 3 in the morning when you're working on that paper due at 8).
Now, Windows 10 will clean up it's own messes. If severe problems occur with your device, it will try all the usual recovery attempts, but as a last resort, it will automatically uninstall any recent updates that may have caused the problem. This is awesome for the average user who doesn't want to be bothered with taking a trip to Dormnet. Now you can update your device with some peace of mind.
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