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Microsoft temporarily stops feature updates for Windows

Windows 10 users get a major update with new features twice a year – usually. But during the corona virus crisis The software giant Microsoft must also limit itself to the essentials.

The Corona virus messes up the way companies around the world work. Now the software company also has Microsoft announced that he will soon be developing his operating system Windows 10 and others Windows-Return products.

Major feature updates for Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 will be canceled from May until further notice. However, security patches should continue to be delivered, as the company announced in its Windows Message Center. The security updates are installed every second Tuesday of the month, the so-called “Patch Tuesday”.

Security of the IT system in the foreground

Microsoft justifies the step by saying that in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, the security of IT systems is currently in the foreground. The focus should be on security updates so that Windows users remain “protected and productive”.

It is still unclear whether the upcoming spring update will also be affected by the new regulation and will fail. The next version of Windows 2004 is expected to be released in April. However, there have been delays in the past.

The Corona crisis currently presents all tech companies with major challenges. Press events, trade fairs and developer conferences were canceled. The Microsoft developer conference Build should take place online.

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