Microsoft provides Windows 10 updates via P2P technology – ZDNet.be

Although Microsoft has so far used Windows Update to distribute novelties for its operating system and some programs, the company plans to move on P2P technology. The Verge that leads off from a new leaked version of the OS.

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A new option allows the Windows 10 users’ updates more a place “to turn so that they can be retrieved from various sources and thus faster. Apps and OS updates can be downloaded from Microsoft and PCs on a local network, or a combination of local PCs, internet PCs and Microsoft Windows Update servers.

Microsoft took in 2013 Pando Networks on, a company that a peer-to-peer technology developed more or less similar to that of BitTorrent. Quite sure it is not yet, but most likely is that also the technology tested now with Windows 10.

Microsoft has its p2p plans have not officially been revealed, but the company will soon be a new test version of Windows 10 release in which all this is available. Will probably be clear what security methods has built the software giant to verify updates so users have assurance that they are legitimate before they are unleashed on Windows.

New test build

Although Microsoft the new test version of Windows 10 (10036) has not yet released, dives update recently already on bittorrent. The new build includes a number of changes to the interface and new features. The Start menu is now transparent and there is a new interface for WiFi connectivity. The Task View, which apps between different desktops can be moved, has been improved. In addition, Microsoft is also testing new icons.

The company promised in January that it would deliver more regular updates to the OS, but a new public beta is lagging by bugs. The company has now indicated that it wants to accelerate its development cycle. This will emerge more bugs and errors, but Windows fans or quickly lay hands on the developments that Redmond has in store. A new official release would be arriving soon, along with a preview of the successor of Internet Explorer, which is codenamed Project Spartan meekreeg.