Latest optional update scans Windows 7 and 8.1 devices for availability
MICROSOFT is wasting no time in preparing for the arrival of its forthcoming
bouncing baby operating system Windows 10.
A new optional update with the unremarkable name of KB3035583, and the equally unremarkable description - "
This update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available to the user" - has arrived in Windows Update for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Windows 8 users don't get to join the party as the original iteration is considered as end of life since the advent of the free Windows 8.1 upgrade.
In fact, those for whom deconstructing Microsoft's efforts is a full-time hobby have discovered that the update is actually a notifier and installer for the Windows 10 update, thus allowing for the nagging to upgrade to begin as soon as the new OS becomes commercially available.
