Microsoft desperately needs to simplify its patching process, but the latest change to how it rolls out updates for Windows 10 adds little to the mix except more confusion.

Earlier this week Microsoft patching honcho Michael Niehaus published details of new update options for Windows 10, version 1703. His article left me scratching my head—I didn’t see much, if anything, that was new.

The heart of Niehaus’ announcement goes like this:

We are making some adjustments to the updates that we are releasing for Win10, version 1703…  we will routinely offer one (or sometimes more than one) additional update each month. These additional cumulative updates will contain only new non-security updates, so they will be considered “Updates” in WSUS and Configuration Manager… For those using Windows Update for Business, these new “Updates” and “Critical Updates” will not be installed on any devices that have been configured to defer quality updates.

He goes on to say that this week’s Windows 10 Creators Update patch, KB 4016240 (build 15063.250) is “the first of these non-security cumulative updates for Win10 1703.”