If you install Windows from an Anniversary Edition ISO (i.e., "Build 1607"), you'll have to do significantly less patching post-install than if you install from the "Windows 10 RTM" (Release To Manufacturing - the original Windows 10 build) ISO. In practice, not a whole lot has changed, though! You'll be pleased to know that Microsoft makes ISO files available for download for the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Update, which is a "Service Pack" in all but the name (its actual functionality is effectively identical to what they used to call a "Service Pack"). It really gives off an air of sloppiness, and again, I would not expect that from Microsoft these days.Windows 10 has moved away from a "Service Pack" model to a "yearly major feature update" model. But making it available from a long-abandoned web page that is accessible only via Microsoft's browser, requires an ActiveX add-on, and doesn't work is just baffling. The rollup, service pack, call it what you will, is desperately needed and a good decision. This package will be distributed over Windows Update. This will be a continuously evolving, cumulative batch of non-security fixes. So, the dependency doesn't qualify it as a service pack.įor updates released after April 2016, Microsoft also plans to produce monthly rollups of non-security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/R2.
You could install SP2 for Windows XP without having to install SP1 first. One reason why Microsoft is not calling it Service Pack 2 is because it requires Service Pack 1 to be installed.
That's amateur hour I would not expect from Microsoft these days. I tried to add them to the cart, and no luck. After installing an ActiveX add-on, I was given a catalog with either the Windows 7 rollup or the Server 2008 rollup, plus a separate Windows 7 patch. So, I loaded the page in IE 11 instead of Firefox. If you prefer to use a different Web browser, you can get updates from the Microsoft Download Center.
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