微软(Microsoft)开始发布补丁星期二(Patch Tuesday)已经有好几年了。Microsoft在每个月的第二个星期二(Tuesday)发布更新和错误修复。微软(Microsoft)的John Wilcox最近发表了一篇关于(John Wilcox)Windows 10 更新服务节奏(Windows 10 update servicing cadence)的详细博客文章。这篇博文将帮助您了解 Microsoft 更新政策的背景。
“The updates released on the second Tuesday of each month are “the primary and most important of all the monthly update events and are the only regular releases that include new security fixes”
微软(Microsoft)每个月发布三个质量更新——
- Patch Tuesday有时也被称为“ B ”版本,带来了最重要的主要更新和重要的安全修复。
- 微软(Microsoft)还有另一个带外版本,建议用户立即更新设备以修复紧急漏洞问题。带外更新不遵循常规发布时间表。可以提供带外版本来修复最近发现的质量问题或安全漏洞。(Out-of-band releases)当设备需要立即更新而不是等待下一个每月质量更新版本时,它们就会发生。
- 还有其他两个“ C ”和“ D ”版本也在本月的第三周和第四周发布。这些是特殊的可选预览版本(special optional preview releases),并带来了一些非安全更新,旨在测试计划于周二(Tuesday)发布的错误修复。发布这些 C 和 D 更新的主要目的是帮助用户在主要更新向公众提供之前对其进行测试。
周二补丁更新(Patch Tuesday Update)还在部署过程中引入了人工智能。Microsoft的团队会定期收集更新体验数据,并检查哪些设备会有积极的更新体验。周二补丁(Tuesday Patch)的主要目标是为您的设备提供安全可靠的更新。
Windows 10 更新服务节奏
微软(Microsoft)的所有更新都遵循某些原则——
- Microsoft确保更新简单且可预测,以便 IT 经理无需花费额外的时间或付出额外的努力来部署更新。更新计划保持可预测,因此您无需记住它,并且可以将它们与您使用的其他Microsoft产品保持一致。
- 客户(Customer)安全是Microsoft最关心的问题,他们的目标是在不影响兼容性或质量的情况下尽快应对威胁。
- 无论是大型企业还是小型企业,更新的部署都应该很简单。一切都保持透明,以便您可以访问所需或需要的尽可能多的信息。这种透明度还可以帮助您为即将到来的更新做好准备。
除了为您提供定期更新和安全修复之外,Microsoft还非常重视您的反馈。团队密切关注用户报告的所有反馈和问题,并立即提供所需的修复。
希望这篇文章能帮助您了解Windows质量更新系统以及Microsoft遵循哪些原则来发布这些更新。
有关Windows 更新(Windows Update)的更多信息,请访问官方博客文章(blog post)或观看上面的视频。
Windows 10 Update Servicing Cadence explained
It’s beеn years since Miсrosоft has started releasing the Patch Tuesday. It is on the second Tuesday of every month that Microsoft releases the updates and bug fixes. John Wilcox from Microsoft recently published a detailed blog post about the Windows 10 update servicing cadence. This blog post will help you understand the context of Microsoft’s update policy.
“The updates released on the second Tuesday of each month are “the primary and most important of all the monthly update events and are the only regular releases that include new security fixes”
Microsoft releases three quality updates every month-
- Also termed as “B” release at times, Patch Tuesday brings the most important, primary updates and the important security fixes.
- There is another out-of-band release from Microsoft wherein the users are suggested to update the devices immediately to fix the urgent vulnerability issues. The out-of-band updates do not follow the regular release schedules. Out-of-band releases may be provided to fix a recently identified quality issue or a security vulnerability. They occur when devices need to be updated immediately instead of waiting for the next monthly quality update release.
- There are other two ‘C’ and ‘D’ releases too which come in the third and fourth week of the month. These are the special optional preview releases and bring some non-security updates and are intended for testing of the planned bug fixes to be released on Tuesday. The main purpose of releasing these C and D updates is to help the users test the major updates before they are made available to the general public.
The Patch Tuesday Update also brings in artificial intelligence in the deployment process. The team at Microsoft regularly collects the update experience data and check which devices will have a positive update experience. The main objective of Tuesday Patch is to provide you the safe and reliable updates for your devices.
Windows 10 Update Servicing Cadence
Microsoft follows certain principles for all of their updates-
- Microsoft makes sure that the update is simple and predictable so that the IT managers don’t need to take extra time or make extra efforts to deploy the updates. The update schedules are kept predictable so that you do not need to memorize it and can align them with other Microsoft products you use.
- Customer security is the first concern at Microsoft and their aim is to respond to the threats as soon as possible without compromising with the compatibility or quality.
- The deployment of the update should be simple for both large as well as small businesses. Everything is kept transparent so that you can have an access to as much information as you want or need. This transparency also helps you prepare for the upcoming updates.
Apart from giving you regular updates and security fixes, Microsoft also takes your feedback very seriously. The team keeps a watch on all your feedback and issues reported by the users and provides the required fixes immediately.
This write-up hopefully will help you learn the system of Windows quality updates and what principles does Microsoft follows to release these updates.
For further information on the Windows Update, head over to the official blog post or watch the video above.