The problem with Microsoft reducing or getting rid of Windows 10 users ability to manually defer major updates is that there may be instability-causing bugs it has yet to fix. TechRadar recently reported on a bug in variations 1903 and 1909 that triggers some computers to arbitrarily reboot with a “your PC will instantly restart in one minute” cautioning message. And those variations launched less than a year back.
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Infamously, the Windows 10 October 2018 version 1809 update was delayed for a month because a major bug deleted users files after upgrading. And ever after fixing that there was another major bug that overwrote drawn out zip files with no verification. Microsoft had the ability to issue spots and resume the rollout of version 1809 in November 2018.
If you wish to see whatever that Microsoft has fixed or has yet to repair with any of its Windows 10 versions, you can see that here. And claim as long as you can before using the version 2004 upgrade if you have not currently. My computer is telling me “The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is on its way,” but Im not hitting upgrade until my OS forces me to … and Ill simply have to pray that absolutely nothing fails.
Microsoft also quietly altered the menu area of Windows 10 Fresh Start feature in variation 2004, which caused some confusion about whether or not the feature had been completely eliminated.
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As Microsoft continues to roll out its most current Windows 10 variation 2004 upgrade to consumers and services, it seems like its eliminating some essential perks of having a non-home variation of the OS, mainly the capability to delay significant updates. Spotted by WindowsTimes, Microsoft has actually quietly lowered the amount of time Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education users can manually postpone updates, from 365 days to simply 35 days, which is the existing amount of time Home users have.
According to Microsoft, this change is intentional. The business desires to “prevent confusion” so all devices running Windows 10 can take advantage of a policy modification it set up in 2015: only targeting gadgets running a significant update variation that is nearing end of service. That implies if you have not updated in a while, no matter what version of Windows you have, youll need to upgrade.
Microsoft appears to have actually anticipated some prospective blowback prior to this change; Business users can still delay updates by means of the Group Policy setting. Microsoft states:
” If you want to continue leveraging deferrals, you can utilize local Group Policy (Computer Configuration > > Administrative Templates > > Windows Components > > Windows Update > > Windows Update for Business > > Select when Preview constructs and Feature Updates are received or Select when Quality Updates are gotten).”.
The company desires to “prevent confusion” so all gadgets running Windows 10 can make the many of a policy change it instituted last year: only targeting devices running a major upgrade version that is nearing end of service. That implies if you havent updated in a while, regardless of what variation of Windows you have, youll have to update.
Infamously, the Windows 10 October 2018 variation 1809 upgrade was delayed for a month since a serious bug erased users files after upgrading. And hold out for as long as you can before using the version 2004 update if you havent already. My computer is telling me “The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is on its way,” but Im not hitting upgrade until my OS forces me to … and Ill just have to pray that absolutely nothing goes incorrect.
Version 1903 likewise had other prevalent concerns, too. The update could break discrete GPU performance on Surface Book 2s. Some Qualcomm and Realtek device driver versions werent suitable with the update. Some users with an Intel audio chauffeur experienced faster than regular battery drain. Oh, and lets not ignore the bug that triggered high CPU use, or a more current bug that prevented gadget chauffeurs from properly loading. Need I go on?
Microsoft mitigated a few of these problem by blocking affected items from upgrading to Windows 10 1903 immediately, but that left people who had actually already upgraded and passed the 30-day rollback window SOL. Theyre stuck to the bugs up until Microsoft releases a brand-new version that fixes them.
