Saturday, April 8, 2017

Difference between installing new Windows 10 versions via Windows Update vs. DVD

What is the difference between updating to a new version of Windows 10 (such as the recently released version 1607) via Windows Update compared with running Setup.exe from a DVD or ISO image with the installer for the latest Windows version?


I'm interested in knowing what technically happens behind the scenes, as well as practical differences like installation time, reliability, and residual effects.

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