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Changing Windows one build at a time. Keeping you up-to-date on all the Windows Updates. Will probably respond with the @Studio384-handle.

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Here's both Windows 10 and 11 over time.
Size of Windows 10 and 11 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 10's initial versions quickly growing, then reaching a "ceiling". Starting with 1809, the updates grow at a much slower rate and are noteably smaller. This continues until Windows 11 v23H2. Windows 11 v24H2 starts of relatively small, but then explodes to over twice the size of the largest Windows 10 update, then keeps growing further. Windows 11 v26H1 is the first platform to straight up start at a massive size over 2.5 GB, where every previous platform started well below 500 MB.

ALT Size of Windows 10 and 11 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 10's initial versions quickly growing, then reaching a "ceiling". Starting with 1809, the updates grow at a much slower rate and are noteably smaller. This continues until Windows 11 v23H2. Windows 11 v24H2 starts of relatively small, but then explodes to over twice the size of the largest Windows 10 update, then keeps growing further. Windows 11 v26H1 is the first platform to straight up start at a massive size over 2.5 GB, where every previous platform started well below 500 MB.

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Here's Windows 10's graph. Note the sudden drop with 1809 and how it grows slower. Also note that the Y axis goes up to 2 GB, the Windows 11 chart goes up to 5 GB.
Size of Windows 10 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 10's initial versions quickly growing, then reaching a "ceiling". Starting with 1809, the updates grow at a much slower rate.

ALT Size of Windows 10 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 10's initial versions quickly growing, then reaching a "ceiling". Starting with 1809, the updates grow at a much slower rate.

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The article is sorely missing a graph. You know what's the worst thing? Starting with Windows 10 v1809, the size of updates fell of a cliff. A trend that continued up to 23H2. 24H2 started good, then jumped the shark.
Size of Windows 11 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 11's updates are small until 24H2 suddenly explodes to over 4 GB.

ALT Size of Windows 11 cumulative updates by version for the x64 platform. B Updates only. The graph shows how Windows 11's updates are small until 24H2 suddenly explodes to over 4 GB.

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@WindowsCentralMay 13
But is it really AI's fault? Windows 11 updates keep getting bigger, and AI gets blamed for it, but that’s not the real problem. The deeper issues behind update bloat say a lot more about how Windows is built today and where Microsoft needs to focus next. Our Windows and PC expert @EcceCale takes a deep dive into the size of Windows Updates and what's really going on lately. Our latest feature at Windows Central👇 windowscentral.com/microsoft…
“AI gets the blame”: I break down why Windows 11 update sizes are growing and what the real issues...

“AI gets the blame”: I break down why Windows 11 update sizes are growing and what the real issues...

It's easy to point a finger at AI, but Windows Updates have grown in size for other reasons, too.

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The channels are changing again.
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The web version of the Microsoft Store now allows you to create "Multi-app installs". The 48 apps divided over these 6 categories so far seem to be the only ones supported.
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4 new icons in version 1.1.298: chat (which appears to be a copy of chat_more), people_add, people_chat, and share_ios.
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New icons for "add starburst", "person add" and "planet".
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They added 1 more! The "arrow square down" icon!
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Microsoft's set of colored Fluent Icons is now up to 179. 3 months ago there were only 70 icons.
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Microsoft's set of colored Fluent Icons is now up to 179. 3 months ago there were only 70 icons.
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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! I also remember when I joined BlueSky tho. So follow us over there at @changewindows.org. #MyTwitterAnniversary
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The "List" view basically shows the same information as "Hourly" did in the same format. However, the "More details" view seems entirely gone.
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The graph itself sees the largest change. The weather icon is now displayed every 2 hours instead of only for when the weather changes. The sunrise and sunset have updated icons and now show the time.
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A rather long list of links is now included for something that I'd argue most people would want to see at a glance. Worse, most of these links are cut off before they can say anything useful. Yes that is a scrollbar to.
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First off, while obviously larger, there is now also an icon for the weather during night, rather than just showing the temperature. Note how the spacing isn't the same on both axis and the corner radii doesn't flow over all to well in one another.
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The weather app is getting a revamped hourly overview. It now gives much more space to the day and night predictions.
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Microsoft appears to be in the early process of creating colored versions of the Fluent system icons. For now, these are all the ones that are publicly available in the Fluent iconography project on Figma.
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I for one think it's hilarious that we have an image from Microsoft showcasing dark mode on Windows 95, before we get proper dark mode support for these dialogs on Windows 11, now 8 year after introducing that feature in the first place.
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10 years ago, the then unnamed "Slow Ring" was the only Ring that existed. Today, the rebranded "Beta Channel" celebrates its 10th anniversary as the only channel still on 23H2. Every other channel - including the LTSC - is on 24H2 or later.
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