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That trade-off is likely intentional -- Microsoft is pushing work onto your computer to save their datacenter bandwidth.
by cbhl 9y ago
That trade-off is likely intentional -- Microsoft is pushing work onto your computer to save their datacenter bandwidth.
- tallanvor 9y agoMore likely because Microsoft knows that a lot of computers don't have that much free space, so only sending you what you need means using less of your disk space. Also, users often have data caps, so keeping the amount of downloaded small helps them there as well.
- hvidgaard 9y agoNo, it's not about a trade off. The system needs to figure out what to update, and if it is safe to do. There was an article from MS some time ago on the topic. Most of it has to do with shared dlls I believe, but the details are a bit hazy.