Microsoft is optimizing Windows 10 update delivery just as it did with Windows 11

Having already taken steps to decrease the size of updates for Windows 11, Microsoft is doing the same for Windows 10. The company describes this by suggesting that 'Windows 10 is becoming more like Windows 11', although this is something of a stretch. What it means in practice is that Microsoft has used various techniques, including removing reverse differentials from the cumulative update package, to shrink update sizes quite considerably. See also: The changes can be seen in Windows 11 22H2, with updates being over a fifth smaller. Microsoft explains that: 'Windows 11 cumulative updates are more efficient than update… [Continue Reading]