Microsoft: Heres why we shrunk Windows 11 update sizes by 40%
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"With the fast pace of Windows security and quality fixes, distributing this large amount of updated content takes up substantial bandwidth," says Microsoft software engineer Jonathon Ready. The other reason why smaller updates are important now is the pandemic and the wholesale move to remote work, with an increased reliance on virtual private networks. "In addition to rural communities with limited access to high-speed broadband, hybrid and remote work have increased the complexity of update distribution for many corporations," notes Microsofts Ready. Ready adds that another "bidirectional delta" approach wasnt feasible because it could destroy data and ultimately wouldnt reduce the size of updates from one version of the OS to another. The rest of Readys explanation is for software engineers who understand the intricacies of how patches and updates use assembly code to remap virtual memory addresses in hardware.
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