https://wccftech.com/microsoft-changing-windows-10-updates/

Understanding the Windows ecosystem is nothing less than a headache. What is Windows 10 “Redstone“; the cumulative update; the feature update; the semi-annual channel; the express update; the release branch; the Fast Ring; the Skip Ahead – it’s an endless lexicon of confusing terms and their ever-changing explanations.

Being a software giant is no easy feat and with Microsoft’s decision to leave the older days behind for a modern-day Windows as a Service (WaaS) model, the company has had to not only think about its end users but also governments and enterprises who depend on the company’s desktop operating system, and then its OEM partners who help it distribute the OS.