[DISCUSSION] Windows 10 1903/9 'FINAL' Build 18362/3.xxx (PC) [19H1/2 Release]

Over the Air , like you get updates on your cell phone via the provider....

 

kabino,

Could you maintain a full MVS ISO repo please? For the benefit of us who do not have access to the ISOs?

 

Thanks but no thanks.

I prefer to use ISOs provided by MVS, not those created by using files such as SVFs.

P.S.: There's a reason Microsoft released ISOs through MVS.

 

Made my day.

 

@Wonder Woman : .svf file repositories are the result of the great effort / time put in by our seniors / colleagues. They are fully genuine / authentic & every .svf file has an exact check sum value. Besides, you can always compare / check the ISO's check sums ( sha-1, etc. ) with the original check sums.

( To say briefly : An .svf file is the exact difference file which was recorded between the two pure / genuine ISOs ( base & target ), with the help of SmartVersion Tools .
When you take a base ISO & use the corresponding .svf file(s), you can make the target ISO. You will need to use a tool like SVF eXtractor by @GezoeSloog )

Thanks. ...

 

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sha256 already

 

Due to the lack of a laugh reaction, I'm liking this comment.

 

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Thanks for your brief explanation.

You know what? SVF eXtractor by GezoeSloog has been flagged as malicious by five engines on VirusTotal.

GezoeSloog should have provided us the source code of said extractor.

 

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I'm not surprised. Why?

SHA-2 family of FIPS 180 is susceptible to checksum collisions.

 

Did you mean that I could always compare the checksums of the Franken-ISO with the original ISOs released by MVS?

Won't it be easier to just download the target ISOs from MVS?

 

Let's consider the following scenario:

1. I downloaded the ISO released by MVS in April.
2. There are two updates released by MVS in May.
3. I use SVF to apply the May updates to the April ISO.
4. I have a Franken-ISO that has the May updates.
5. I compare the SHA-1 hashsum of the Franken-ISO with the May ISO released by MVS. Their hashsums must be identical, right?

Won't it be easier to just simply download the May ISO when it's released by MVS? After all, I need to compare the checksum of the Franken-ISO with the target ISO (in this example, it's the May ISO).

In addition, you wrote that an *.svf file is the exact difference between two official MVS ISOs (base and target). It means that someone already has in his possession the target ISO (released by MVS). Why can't he simply upload the target ISO to some free file-hosting sites? In my opinion, it's much easier and less time-consuming to just upload the target ISO than to produce an *.svf file and then share it here or on some websites.

The only scenario where applying *.svf files is advantageous is when bandwidth and download speed are severely constrained. I don't have these problems because I'm able to download a 5GB-ish ISO in just two minutes.

 

@Wonder Woman
the good think is that you learned something+ for the svf patchs

 

Do you have any idea how many ISOs he's supposed to download and then reload every month?