"Windows" update process improved, "Update Stack Package" in "Windows 11" new preview

　Microsoft has increased the number of ways in which it is possible to update the components of "Windows". The company announced on October 14th that it has begun testing a new method, the Update Stack Package.

　The company introduced the Update Stack Package as part of the test build "Build 22478" for the Dev channel of "Windows 11". The build includes a number of fixes as well as new emojis created using the design language "Fluent". Users can now use facial recognition to log in to their PCs as long as a Windows Hello-enabled camera is connected to an external monitor. Details of the fixes and updates provided in this build can be found on the company's blog.

　Currently, information about the Update Stack Package is limited.

Microsoft explains that these packages "provide improvements through updates other than major OS updates, such as new builds." The Update Stack Package allows us to deliver improvements to the update experience before the PC actually goes through monthly or feature updates.

　Currently, the Update Stack Package is "limited to a very small number of update-related system files developed independently from the OS". Over time, the company hopes to expand the scope and frequency of releases offered in the package.

　The company explained in a blog post that "The Update Stack Package ensures that your PC has the best chance of successfully installing new updates in the least problematic way possible". bottom. These packages, like builds and cumulative updates, are made available to Windows Insiders through Windows Update.

Starting with Build 22478, Dev channel Insider testers can open "Settings" > "Windows Update" and choose whether they want to receive the Update Stack Package.

　I do not know how this new Update Stack Package will coexist with the existing service stack update programs (I am currently inquiring with Microsoft).

　According to the company's documentation, the servicing stack update program provides a fix for the servicing stack, which is a component that installs Windows updates. It also includes a component-based service stack (CBS). It "underlies several elements of Windows deployment, such as DISM and SFC, which modify Windows features and roles and repair components."

From February 2021, Microsoft will include the latest servicing stack update in the cumulative update for "Windows 10" (and now also for Windows 11). This is to "provide a single cumulative update payload" for both Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the Microsoft Catalog.

This article is an article from overseas Red Ventures edited by Asahi Interactive for Japan.