Have you read your readers? the same ones who complain about Microsoft non-stop and windows 11 (even if they haven’t even used it) and apparently are dumb since they don’t even know how to stop Windows from doing X and Y but then install 3rd party crap and then complain how it was a malware or broke their computers when there was a Windows update. Most users may want to ignore optional updates most of the time though, as these may introduce issues of their own on the system, and because they are included in the cumulative security updates that Microsoft releases just a few weeks later. If they fix major issues that users experience, then it may be useful to install the updates to resolve these issues for the users. Preview updates may be useful in certain situations. Skipping the preview updates pushes the introduction of these changes back a few weeks. Preview updates may sometimes introduce changes that users may not want or like. Why risk installing updates with issues on a system without any issues? The optional updates should be considered beta updates, as Microsoft uses Telemetry from the early distribution to spot issues that these may create on customer systems.
The main argument against installing Windows preview updates is that any update may introduce issues of its own. Some users like the idea of having the latest updates installed on their devices.Īrguments against installing Windows preview updates Testing is limited to non-security patches though, and more testing is required to make sure that the security patches do not introduce new issues.
Some administrators may also use these optional updates to test the changes before they go live on the second Tuesday of the following month. Having issues resolved weeks early is a strong argument for installing optional updates at times. The installation of preview updates may fix issues that are experienced on the system.
Arguments for installing optional Windows updatesĪrguments for and against the installation of preview updates exist. It has been written for Windows 10, but is valid for Windows 11 as well.
Tip: check out Should you install Windows 10's Optional Driver updates, which provides a take on optional driver updates. If you don’t use Preview Panel, you can leave it off.The March 2022 preview update for Windows 10 version 21H2 introduced the new search highlights feature, fixed a heap leak that degraded the performance of domain controllers, and fixed a bluescreen issue on some devices when pairing Bluetooth devices. The first is for preview panels, and the other probably what most people are looking for is the icon thumbnails preview. There are two options you can turn on the previews. Launch PowerToys, and find the File Explorer section.
SVG files like how it treats other images. Thankfully, Microsoft’s PowerToys has a quick and easy way to add the ability to preview. SVG and show it as a preview with other image thumbnails. Out of the box File, Explorer cannot render a. Windows itself rely on external applications to parse and open certain files. Still, Windows Explorer treats this type of vector image differently from its counterparts, such as. SVG is a good example where it’s technically an image in a vector format. While it gives you detailed information on what this file is, there are limitations on what you can see with certain file types. Windows File Explorer is arguably the most used “app” in Windows.