Comment on Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s ConsentparentComments−tbrock11yYeah but, if unpatched, it would have downloaded more as part of a botnet.−detaro11yWindows 10 is not a "a patch"−Karunamon11yWindows Update downloads more than "patches". It has been used in the past to distribute standalone tools and service packs.−function_seven11yIt has never wholesale upgraded the OS to a new major version. Nobody expects it to.−987211yAnd that's a large part of why Windows security has always been terrible. While we may not have expected it, that just means we were pleasantly surprised.−cousin_it11yA security update shouldn't take 6 GB of space.−987211yHow much space should it take?−ubercow1311yWindows 8.1 is supported until 2018
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Yeah but, if unpatched, it would have downloaded more as part of a botnet.
Windows 10 is not a "a patch"
Windows Update downloads more than "patches". It has been used in the past to distribute standalone tools and service packs.
It has never wholesale upgraded the OS to a new major version. Nobody expects it to.
And that's a large part of why Windows security has always been terrible. While we may not have expected it, that just means we were pleasantly surprised.
A security update shouldn't take 6 GB of space.
How much space should it take?
Windows 8.1 is supported until 2018