“I believe the current implementation of Windows Update is the best it’s ever been”

We decode the enigma of Microsoft’s updates to win a USB boost before placing a peg on the nose to tackle a blocked printer with an unusual smell

Talking about Windows Update’s deficiencies feels somewhat cheap and predictable. Windows Update-bashing bobs around the cliché-mire along with shooting fish in barrels and stealing candy from babies, but sometimes nonsense needs to be called out. Over the course of a month, I’ll get my hands on machines of wildly different configurations, and I’m always impressed that Microsoft’s much maligned updates don’t cause many more problems than they do. However, when Microsoft pushes an update that doesn’t fit like a velvet glove, it’s only a matter of time before the phone rings with customers reporting similar issues. Recently, this has happened twice. Will the real USB 4 please stand up? In February, Microsoft released KB503484, which included a few tweaks to improve networking, mobile connectivity, backup and an issue with long-edge fed printers. But…

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