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Posted on 12/05/2015 7:43:59 AM PST by dayglored
Windows 10 IoT Core Pro lets thing-makers opt-out of security updates
Microsoft's released a new flavour of Windows 10.
Windows 10 IoT Core Pro is a version of the OS destined for original equipment manufacturers cooking up connected things.
Redmond says the Pro cut's big differentiator is "the ability to defer updates and control distribution of updates through Windows Server Update Services."
"With these servicing options," Microsoft's Billy Anders writes "we are bringing flexibility for our partners and customers to help meet their servicing needs while helping ensuring their devices are secure and managed."
That's a good thing if thing-makers don't implement updates so they can test them and make sure things won't break.
Or not a good thing, if a thing-maker decides to defer updates and therefore deprive things of fixes. And seeing as things are online ... you get the rest, starting with the probe for the state of a Windows IoT Core Pro device, the p0wnage that follows and the red faces as someone explains they had a perfectly good reason for turning off security updates.
Thing-makers have a dreadful track record of implementing patches, as the SOHOpeless state of routers and industrial control kit demonstrate.
The vanilla version of Windows 10 IoT Core has also earned some tweaks. There's a new "'direct memory access bus' driver that gives you the ability to run native code for the significant performance improvements in GPIO." Raspberry PI 2 owners "now have full support for the TX/RX pins" and support for Realtek Wi-Fi chipsets RTL8188EU and RTL8192EU. For those of you unfamiliar with those chipsets (shame on you) Microsoft says they're used in plenty of USB WiFi dongles, so support means easier wireless connections for things.
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Linux, the ultimate windows upgrade.
I’m confused. Is Microsoft evil for updating you software whether you wanted or not, or are they evil for letting you choose whether or not to install the updates?
I went from 8.1 to 10 recently. I cannot stand it.
I'm still running 7. I'm expecting to be able to adapt to 10 when I need to.
Yes.
:-)
Yes, but with a caveat.
I have used Linux for almost ten years at home. Recently there was an upgrade to Adobe and despite being current with all my updates, Adobe won’t upgrade in Firefox.
It’s ok I can access it aok using Chromium, but that is the first real issue I have encountered with Linux.
It seems to be a real issue as well. Got some pointers by a person quite familiar with Linux and he suggested the alternate browser.
That said, Linux is a very powerful operating system and it is free.
I run Win 7 too. The other day I got one of those pop ups to upgrade to 10 for free. Only this time, the option to remind me later was changed to download now, install later. Just a heads up.
Adobe stopped supporting Flash for Linux, therefore, no updates in Firefox.
Chromium uses its own version of Flash that the project maintains — actually Google maintains it for the Chrome browser.
I'm already expecting it.
Oh got it, thanks.
I am still using Linux, it is a good operating system.
Just there are minor things like this. Overall very good.
Is it not true that most “things” and controls that run on Windows are on XP?
MMV :)
You’re the only one
What they need is an option for “FO”.
Well, for liking less than 8, he probably is. Now comparing 10 to 7 is another matter.
LOL....it’s easy to assume it is the same message as it’s been for the last 100 times it has popped up and easy to just click on by force of habit, I did.
Had to go back to a restore point to get it to stop trying to continue and complete the “interrupted” download.
Cause me a few other problems too, total PITA!
You’re the only one
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It is okay for everyone else to be wrong.
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