Microsoft has infuriated dozens of system admins with the near-constant flow of updates its released for Windows 10 since the OS launched last year. In particular, people are miffed about the veil of secrecy that comes with these system updates, which could potentially make some critical changes without anyone’s knowledge.

The problem is that Microsoft applies updates to Windows 10 automatically, giving users very little control. For its part, Microsoft says it’s no different to how Web services also update themselves behind the scenes, tying it into its new “Windows-as-a-Service” mantra.

It’s a great sound-bite, but Microsoft forgets that Windows isn’t the same as a Web service. Windows runs locally on people’s machines, and broken updates can quickly lead to broken computers, as has been reported on more than one occasion since Windows 10 launched. Microsoft makes the situation worse by providing almost zero background on what the updates are about.

Well, after receiving numerous complaints, Microsoft has decided on a compromise, creating a Windows 10 Update History website that details the changes it makes to Windows 10.

“After listening to feedback regarding the level of disclosure for Windows 10 updates, we decided to implement a new system for communicating updates to the operating system,” Microsoft told Windows blogger Paul Thurrott. “Today we are rolling out the Windows 10 update history site, a hub for the release notes that will accompany each update and serve as a historical record of prior release notes.”

The new site will do what it says on the tin, namely, documenting the salient points of each update beginning from the one rolled out yesterday, February 9. It doesn’t provide too much detail but users can click through to Microsoft’s Knowledge Base for more information.

The new site means Microsoft has made good on a promise it made last October to be more transparent about Windows 10’s updates. Microsoft took it’s time in doing so, but hopefully it should result in a great deal less complaints.

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