Here's the fix. A free day trial edition is also available from the Microsoft Evaluation Center. Microsoft made Windows 10 version also known as the Windows 10 May Update available to the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider Program on April 16, , and plans to begin making it widely available to consumers via Windows Update at the end of May.
This major update succeeds version also known as the Windows 10 November Update. That version was released to the general public on November 12, The previous version was version , which was released on May 21, The version release was deliberately scaled down to include only "a scoped set of features for select performance improvements, enterprise features, and quality enhancements. In its first two years, Windows 10 had separate release schedules for consumer and business editions. In mid, Microsoft consolidated these two channels into a single one.
Business and enterprise customers can opt to defer the appearance of new releases in Windows Update for up to days after the general release date using the Windows Update for Business feature set. For a full listing of release dates for major versions, see the official Windows 10 release information page. Each major release is associated with a build number.
The initial July release was build The build numbers of subsequent updates are as follows:. As an alternative, you can click in the search box and type settings:about. The same information is also available using the winver command, which displays results in a compact About Windows dialog box. The system shown below, for example, is running the May Update, version , with the Cumulative Update applied.
If you are running any unmanaged edition of Windows 10 using default settings, these feature updates the new, official terminology for what were once called upgrades are delivered through Windows Update.
In versions prior to , feature updates download and install automatically. You can schedule the installation for a more convenient time or postpone it for a few days, but you cannot delay the update indefinitely. Beginning with version , Microsoft began offering feature updates for installation separately from security and reliability updates.
The company says these updates will not be downloaded or installed automatically unless the current version is at or near the end of its support window. For more details about these changes, see "Windows 10 Home edition users are big winners as Microsoft overhauls its update process.
On systems running Windows 10 Home and Pro, the support period for each version is 18 months. Windows 10 Enterprise and Education editions have a longer support period of 30 months for the version released in the second half of each year. To manage feature updates based on these support calendars, see "When will you get the next version of Windows 10?
Here's how to take control. When a feature update is released, it may take several weeks or months to roll out to the huge worldwide installed base of Windows 10 users, a process Microsoft calls "throttling.
Each feature update delivered through Windows Update requires roughly 3 GB of bandwidth and disk space. If your PC is running an outdated version as might be the case if you restored it using the manufacturer's recovery media and you don't want to wait for Windows Update, you can use the Windows 10 Update Assistant to get the latest version.
Visit the Download Windows 10 page and click Update Now to start the process. That action downloads a very small installer file that runs a compatibility check and then, assuming the device passes all compatibility tests, begins the full upgrade.
For details, see "How to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro without hassles. In this post, I'll cover the basics of how to install Windows 10 as an upgrade on older hardware. I'll also talk about the licensing issues involved, which are as always confusing. I wrote and published the first version of this post in early , several months after Microsoft's initial free upgrade offer ended.
The free upgrade offer had just ended, and when I downloaded the Windows 10 upgrade tool and ran it on an old Windows 7 PC, I fully expected that the upgrade would fail activation and I'd be asked for a product key.
Over the next four-plus years, I have repeated those steps on test PCs at regular intervals and confirmed that the free upgrade tool still works. I continue to receive email messages every day from readers offering firsthand reports that their free upgrades were successful, with no purchase or product key required. A small number of readers have reported that the upgrade fails because of a Setup error or a compatibility block.
For details on how to troubleshoot these errors, see "This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here's why - and how to get it. Before getting started, I recommend a few preliminary tasks that can head off potential problems:.
With those preliminaries out of the way, go to the Download Windows 10 webpage and click the Download tool now button. After the download completes, double-click the executable file to run the Media Creation Tool. That option installs the most recent version of Windows It typically takes an hour, more or less, depending on your hardware.
Having an SSD as your system drive is the best way to speed up the process. If you know you'll want to upgrade to Windows 10 on more than one PC, or if you just want more flexibility in the event that the instant upgrade fails, choose the second option and save the installation files to a USB drive or as an ISO file.
The download takes a little time but when it's complete, you can run the Windows Setup program manually to install Windows 10 on any PC running any supported Windows 10 version sorry, this won't work with PCs running Windows Vista or Windows XP. The exact steps depend on which download option you chose:.
Then just follow the prompts to complete the upgrade to Windows All your apps and data files will be available. Update: Microsoft now warns of additional issues when printing after installing the March updates. Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to fix a know Windows 10 issue causing blue screens when printing to network printers after installing the March cumulative updates.
The cumulative updates containing the fix released today are published as optional updates so they will not be installed automatically via Windows Update. To install the updates manually, you have will have to open Windows Update and 'Check for updates. The updates can also be downloaded manually from the Microsoft Catalog using the following links:. After installing this update, Windows 10, version will be updated to build Microsoft confirmed the known issue causing Windows 10 BSOD crashes after BleepingComputer's report on a wave of user complaints regarding system crashes when printing.
Microsft says that this issue "affects a subset of Type 3 printer drivers and does not affect printer drivers that are Type 4. Those who can't immediately install the out-of-band cumulative updates released today can apply a workaround shared by Microsoft over the weekend. Windows 11 issue with Intel audio drivers triggers blue screens. Microsoft: Windows Installer breaks apps after updates, repairs.
New Windows 11 build fixes widespread printer issues, system freezes. Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches end of service next month. Thanks for the article, but I've installed KB but it is still crashing. I've uninstalled the bugged KB to make it work. Spent hours yesterday finding it was the KB that caused it and now 10 minutes trying the "FIX". I might even uninstall the 20H2 update too while I'm at it. Really pissed that Microsoft can't get it together. That way it can be re-enabled if required.
I am uncertain if you can access MMC. Hi Leo, for some dumb reason, I uninstalled a Quality Windows 10 Update from the uninstall programs list. I checked more information about it and it said that it was mainly to improve on update security or some sort. Will uninstalling it have cause system imbalances, or did it automatically go back to an existing, older update?
I came up with that procedure, enacted it, and whatdoyaknow? All Windows update activity and spying and general Call Home shenanigans have ceased. My system remains both efficient and bloody well locked down. No serious person needs that host of playware. Anyway, I performed that surgery on my two Win10 machines about a year ago, and since then, have experienced no troubles whatsoever.
I am on Windows version , which was the last one that worked properly. I was settling into the loser mindset of just putting up with the intrusions until the day that Microsoft broke my Wacom pen with one of their updates, rendering me and thousands of other Photoshop and art software users across the professional sphere confused and angry.
It works and it stays working. Is it normal? I had this annoying situation when the update killed the graphics driver of my 3D printer. Nothing worked until I reinstalled W That definitely killed the update service forever!! I am currently using Windows 10 Home Edition with version What is the maximum number of days that I can set Windows Update to delay the download of version ?
Is it 35 days or days or something else? For Home it looks to be 35 days, for all updates. Leo — For Windows Home, when does the day-pause-update clock start? Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam. All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication.
I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read. Search Ask Leo! We need to bring out a bigger hammer.
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Is it Safe to Delete Duplicate Files? This will open the File Explorer in the Startup folder Reply. Actually I was under the impression that automatic updates do that … automatically. Thank you … I have configured this on my work laptop. Thanks again! Addendum to previous comment: this is on Windows Pro. And if yes, than how to redirect the downloads of this updates to this USB disk Reply.
Thank you so much! You call that a hammer? W10 home disabled the ability to turn off the Update service. Leo — Hi. I want to delay downloading the latest version feature update.
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