If Microsoft follows through on its announced plans for updating and upgrading Windows 10 after the new OS launches in two weeks, it will issue the first update no later than the end of November or early December, then follow with three more in 2016, repeating with a trio each year following.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

The update churn will result in a near-constant patter about upcoming updates and upgrades — Microsoft itself isn’t sure which of those terms apply, using both interchangeably — for customers to digest.

Microsoft has left those customers guessing on answers to a slew of questions about Windows 10 refreshes, ranging from how long the updates and upgrades will appear free of charge to how substantial those changes will be. But it’s talked about the schedule, pulling back the curtain in small jerks.

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