One of them is that they’ve finally managed to get it into a state where they can do in-place system upgrades reasonably quickly, relatively reliably, and (almost always) without losing user data.
Has MS quit renaming newer OS's and just decided to stick with Win10 as a name? Microsoft is very apparently working on the enablement features. Some computers just reach end of life.įollow up Note on Enablement : At the time I posted this answer and again this evening () there have been small cumulative Windows 10 Updates (causing restarts which can be scheduled). As they fix the older driver issues, they will update as soon as is practical. Microsoft has (common source of information) about 16 Million computer / driver combinations. Patch Tuesday keeps security up to date as well.īear in mind that older computers (usually over 7 or 8 years old) may not accept the most current Windows Update. I have found this to be easier than waiting for once or twice each year. It is good to plan for this and doing the monthly updates. This is the second Tuesday of each month. Going forward: It is easiest overall to keep your system up to date by planning and utilizing Patch Tuesday. To get the enablement feature, it is best overall to get to Version 20H2 and then the enablement feature will be automatically installed.Ī good reference for this discussion above is here: Microsoft is including core components for the future to spread out and somewhat reduce the downloading and installation time. Smaller updates have been made possible by utilizing a new process called "Feature Update through Windows 10, version 20H2 Enablement Package".
Once you are at Version 20H2 (the current version) Microsoft has said updates will become smaller.
If you need to do a Feature update to get current, it is about a 3 GB download. That has proven valuable to me as I am never interrupted by unscheduled restarts. You can stop updates (pause updates) for a short while and schedule restarts to "off" hours. If you are at V1909 or earlier, you need to do a Feature Update to get to V2004 or V20H2 (now the current version).įor individuals (not businesses), you cannot disable this feature permanently. You can see what version you are on in Start > Settings > System > About. Microsoft advised us of this strategy some years back and (so far) our Operating System is Windows 10 Version xyz. It comes with Feature updates that require you to download and update. Windows 10 is different from older operating systems.
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