Microsoft uses data gathered from telemetry to reduce Windows 10 Anniversary Update rollback period

If you've upgraded to Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you only have 10 days in which to roll back to your previous operating system if you change your mind. This is a dramatic reduction from the 30 days Microsoft allowed users previously.

As noted by Richard Hay on WinSuperSite, the latest big update to Windows 10 slashes this period by two thirds. This is not just an arbitrary change, however. Microsoft says it is based on data gathered via telemetry.

Richard tested Windows 10 and Windows 10 Anniversary Update in virtual machines to confirm the difference in the testing timeframes. Intrigued to know what was going on, he reached out to Microsoft who offered an explanation.

Based on our user research, we noticed most users who choose to go back to a previous version of Windows do it within the first several days. As such, we changed the setting to 10 days to free storage space used by previous copies.

Telemetry in Windows 10 has been criticized from many sides, but could this be an example of anonymous data gathering being used to tailor Windows 10 to the needs of the masses?

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