Reduce background update work while preserving preferences, records and current access checks.
Improvements and fixes
Preferences and notices: Read only the required preference data and record release notices for the current account without reprocessing operating records. Preserve the first-seen date and confirmed save outcomes.
Remaining sign-in checks and broader requirements continue separately. Microsoft365 email remains last.
Latest release references on this page (1)
The full history is retained. Browse updates, search a version, or open the reference pages within each update to reach every original.
For signed-in accounts, New lasts seven days from the first visit after release, capped at thirty days from release. Visitors see it for seven days from release.
