The AchieVer Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Windows 10 April 2019 Update release date, news and features The first major Windows 10 update of 2019 The Windows 10 April 2019 Update will be the first major update for Microsoft's constantly-evolving Windows 10 operating system this year. Also known as Windows 10 version 1903, or 19H1, the Windows 10 April 2019 Update continues Microsoft's habit of releasing major updates that bring new features, tools and apps to Windows 10. The Windows 10 April 2019 Update follows the Windows 10 October 2018 Update and the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Both of these updates brought a number of helpful new features to Windows 10, but they were also had their fair share of controversy and issues as well. Hopefully, the Windows 10 April 2019 Update will avoid those sort of problems, and will arrive – as the name suggests – in April. However, the April 2018 Update was rather infamous for almost missing its April launch date, so that could change. With the launch of the Windows 10 April 2019 Update approaching, Microsoft has begun releasing early versions to Windows Insiders – who are customers who have signed up to try out the latest version of Windows 10. Because of this, we've got a good idea of what sort of new features are coming with the Windows 10 April 2019 Update. So, read on to find out all the latest news, rumors, features and release date details about the Windows 10 April 2019 Update. Cut to the chase What is it? The next major update for Windows 10 When is it out? The Windows 10 April 2019 Update should be released in April What does it cost? As with previous major Windows 10 updates, it is free Windows 10 April 2019 Update release date We don't have an official release date for the Windows 10 April 2019 Update, but going by the name, we can have a good guess. So, it's very likely that it will be ready to download at some point during April 2019. However, we won't say that's a complete certainty. That's because last year's April 2018 update only just released in April. After a few delays, it emerged on April 30, which is cutting it a bit fine. Meanwhile, the October 2018 Update was even more tardy, finally releasing on November 13 – and that's not counting the times the update rollout was paused while Microsoft fixed numerous Windows 10 October 2018 Update problems. With any major update to an operating system, delays and problems can arise, so the April 2019 release date isn't guaranteed. But, the fact that Microsoft has named this update April 2019 could mean that it's confident that it will release the update during that month, as it won't want the embarrassment of releasing an update with an outdated name again. Windows 10 April 2019 Update name We've known about the Windows 10 April 2019 Update for a while now, though it was mainly referred to as Windows 10 version 1903 and by its codename Windows 19H1. The 19H1 codename gave us a clue to the release date and possible name, as it suggests the update will be released in the first half of 2019. Rumours had been swirling that Microsoft would choose April 2019 Update as the name, following on from its April 2018 Update last year. Another recent rumor all-but confirms the name of the update as the Windows 10 April 2019 Update, as a reference to the April 2019 Update was spotted in the Windows Powershell tool when the "Get-VMHostSupportedVersion" command is run. This reference, which was found by Twitter user Tero Alhonen, is the strongest evidence so far that it will be called the Windows 10 April 2019 Update. Of course, Microsoft could always change the name of the update before it's released, especially if it looks like it will be delayed until later in the year. However, considering the evidence, including Microsoft's past naming conventions and the fact it wants it out in the first half of 2019, we're pretty confident it will be called the Windows 10 April 2019 Update. Windows 10 April 2019 Update confirmed features Because an early version of Windows 10 April 2019 Update is available for Windows Insiders (like ourselves) to try, we've got a good idea of some of the new features that will be heading to Windows 10 with this update. As always with early versions of these Windows 10 updates, this list doesn't have every new feature, but we'll update it when major new features are announced. Also, bear in mind that some of these features may be removed from the final version of the Windows 10 April 2019 Update for various reasons. A new Light theme (Image: © TechRadar) The Windows 10 April 2019 Update will bring a new Light desktop theme, making a nice contrast to the Dark theme that we're used to with Windows 10. Not only does it make the taskbar and Start Menu lighter, but new icons have been created that better suits the new Light theme. Best of all, you can mix and match parts of the Light and Dark theme to get a look that best suits your tastes. A better Start menu (Image: © TechRadar) Microsoft has continued to tweak the Start Menu, and the changes it's made in the Windows 10 April 2019 are definitely welcome. First of all, the Start menu when you first use the update is much less cluttered, with tiles and shortcuts for pre-installed apps not taking up as much space. However, there are still a number of apps and games that come pre-installed, and there are probably some that you don't want to use. With the Windows 10 April 2019 Update, you can now uninstall more pre-installed apps that you used to. Another notable change comes in the form of switching the Start menu to have its own dedicated process – StartMenuExperienceHost.exe rather than it being hosted by ShellExperienceHost.exe. That might sound like a complex change under the bonnet, but the only noticeable ramification for the user will be that the Start menu runs more smoothly, and is protected from potential issues which might be caused by other areas of the OS. The end result is a more reliable Start menu, according to Microsoft, and a more responsive one too, because Start doesn’t suspend itself any longer, so that makes for a slightly quicker launch time. Cortana is no longer integrated into the search box In the Windows 10 April 2019 Update, Cortana will be separated from the search box in the taskbar. As well as splitting search and Cortana on the taskbar, settings for these two have also been split up in Windows 10, along with group policies. So now when you click search, you get a straightforward operating system search. And if you want to summon Cortana, you have to use her separate icon. You can now pause updates The Windows 10 April 2019 Update will allow people using Windows 10 Home edition to pause Windows updates for a set number of days. This is a very handy feature that allows you a bit of breathing room when an update is released. It gives you time to check out to make sure that the update is working correctly, and if there are issues, you can pause the update until they've been fixed. In a perfect world, a new Windows update would arrive without any problems, but as we've seen in the past, that rarely happens. This features has been available to Enterprise and professional Windows 10 users, so it's good to see it come to the Home version as well. Reserved space for updates One of the more controversial features that the Windows 10 April 2019 Update brings is that it will now reserve 7GB of space on your hard drive which will be used to store temporary files. While some people may not like Windows 10 helping itself to yet more storage space on your hard drive, the idea is that this will make downloading Windows 10 updates easier in the future, and will prevent people experiencing an error where an update fails to install due to lack of space. Windows Sandbox lets you experiment If you're running Windows 10 Professional, then the new Windows Sandbox tool could be of interest. It allows you to easily run a virtualized version of Windows 10 in a window, allowing you to run software and test out settings and code without it affecting your main Windows 10 installation. This is only a taste of the new features that are coming to Windows 10 with the April 2019 Update. We'll continue to update this list as we discover more. 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Pete 12 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Only thing we want is a STABLE OS , with no crappy fuzz.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Don't faint, there are a few good things there, for a change. Naming it "April 2019 update" - Good to see Microsoft continuing to make the name unambiguous, and again ditching the Spring/Fall nonsense. Though from recent history naming it 19H1 would give them an accurate name for when it actually rolls out after being pulled because of major bug(s). New Light theme - Meh... porcine lipstick. A better Start menu - Several third-party ones already exist that also can exterminate tiles. Stardock's Start10 for one. Removing Cortana from search - A good start... Home users pausing updates - Excellent. Microsoft finally allows Home users to choose to not be beta-tester cannon fodder. Tacit admission by Microsoft that their initial update release quality isn't the best. Update reserved space - 7GB probably isn't much on most systems and if it somehow improves the chances of an update not borking the device, then good. The puny 32GB storage devices may struggle. Windows sandbox - Will be used by few, but a valuable tool for those who have a need for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete 12 said: Only thing we want is a STABLE OS , with no crappy fuzz.... You would need to install one of these Windows 10 LTSB , Windows 7, Windows 8.1 , Mac OS or Debian stable and Ubuntu linux LTS .. The is no such thing as stable for half a year releases your just beta testing . by the time they get most of the bugs out a new version comes out .Looks like Windows 10 being out since 2015 people would have figured it out by now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Karlston said: Home users pausing updates Only for 7 days and pushing back updates on a already bug ridden OS could just make matters worse , for holding back updates to ever be effective the OS has to stable to begin with. 1 hour ago, Karlston said: Removing Cortana from search You been able to disable this in registry since day one. 1 hour ago, Karlston said: Windows sandbox Only for pro and above home users are left out once again and most new computers sold come with Windows 10 home..Already caused lots of regressions with insiders Linux programs are sandboxed to begin with and Fire Jail is free to sandbox your home folder and if you wanted to pay extra Windows had sandboxie for years once again there just trying to reinvent the wheel to sell pro versions. 1 hour ago, Karlston said: New Light theme Windows every since after 8.1 themes have sucked and its still going to look like Windows 10 and you cant do 3rd party ones because they break them with windows updates. Even Areo Glass breaks with updates not a problem on Windows 8.1 anymore. 1 hour ago, Karlston said: A better Start menu They been working on that start menu since 2014 even before Windows 10 was pushed on too the public and still never figured out how to put it back right. 1 hour ago, Karlston said: Update reserved space - People with small SSB drives going to love this, them taking more of there space if Microsoft were not idiots and push out cumulative updates and still had incremental updates like they had before they made windows 10 they be no need for this, everyone knows the more update you do at once the bigger risk it is to botch your PC , strange thing is I've installed Linux LTS releases a year latter many times and installed every incremental update without issue, because each small update had been tested upstream by the time i installed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, steven36 said: Only for 7 days and pushing back updates on a already bug ridden OS could just make matters worse , for holding back updates to ever be effective the OS has to stable to begin with. I guess 7 days is better than the current 0. Hopefully the loss of some Home beta testers will be compensated by Microsoft's new-found actual focus on Windows Insider reports. Beta testing should always have been the reason for the Insiders programme, not (as it turned out) forced onto Home users. 2 hours ago, steven36 said: You been able to disable this in registry since day one. True. But for those who wouldn't know the registry from a ham sandwich, Microsoft will do it for them, so no risk for newbies to screw up a registry change and break something. 2 hours ago, steven36 said: Only for pro and above home users are left out once again and most new computers sold come with Windows 10 home I figure most/all users who will use Sandboxing aren't silly enough to be using Home. 2 hours ago, steven36 said: They been working on that start menu since 2014 even before Windows 10 was pushed on too the public and still never figured out how to put it back right. Agreed, but with plenty of cheap third-party replacements to look like the no-tiles 7 Start Menu (and more), Microsoft's faffing (spending time in ineffectual activity) doesn't really matter. 2 hours ago, steven36 said: People with small SSB drives going to love this If losing 7GB is going to be too much, they really need a bigger drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxzion Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Pete 12 said: Only thing we want is a STABLE OS , with no crappy fuzz.............. Hey guys long time so see...In order to make Windows 10 stable you just need to learn how to edit the iso before installing it to your system. MSMG ToolKit is one way to do that or you can purchase NtLite. Even Windows LTSB - LTSC has some crap you need to remove :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Karlston said: You have fun chasing Microsoft's shattered dreams and broken promises , I got better things to do like use my computer , it will be 2 or 3 years of lab rats testing before you ever see a stable release of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC with any of these features .🤣 Quote Enterprise LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) is a long-term support version of Windows 10 Enterprise released every 2 to 3 years. Each release is supported with security updates for 10 years after its release, and intentionally receive no feature updates. Some features, including the Microsoft Store and bundled apps, are not included in this edition. his edition was first released as Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)] There are currently 3 releases of LTSC: one in 2015 (version 1507), one in 2016 (version 1607) and one in 2018 (version 1809) The best version of Windows 10 so far is Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC version 1607.. I cant wait tell this bug ridden version Windows 10 April 2019 version comes out so i will have something to laugh at with all the new experimental features, that's if they don't change there mind by April and you don't get half of it , No version of Windows 10 got everything promised and somethings they promised is off the table for good by now. Microsoft has been promising people stuff and not making good on it every since Windows 7 came out. They pulled that on Windows 8.1 saying that they was going give us a start menu, but instead they released Windows 10 6 mths to early with a broken one trying to push every one onto Windows 10 as fast as they could.. .They was stuff in Windows 7 they never fixed ether and never added tell this day , after so long only security bugs they fix that's how they keep you locked into there upgrade system. Linux has versions you can test you can use one based on Arch if you want to be a bleeding edge lab rat or if you just want to be a beta tester you can use Ubuntu Annual Releases that come out every 8 mths or you can use LTS and not update but every 2 to 5 years depending on what flavor you chose ,if you pay you can get 10 years support. But the difference is they give you a choice to upgrade or not, were on Windows ether you have to be a Enterprise or Pirate a version and worry about Microsoft killing your activation to get long time updates. I got bored with testing new software in 2011 . I will wait for the next LTS of Ubuntu comes out to update Linux. With Linux you own your OS , With Windows Microsoft owns and controls your OS they done proved it with glitches on both Windows 7 and Windows 10 that pro versions and above are all server side they can deactivate them by pushing a button were you will get a error. Windows Kill Switch Microsoft patents Windows 10 “kill switch” technology to deter piracy https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-patents-windows-10-kill-switch-technology-to-deter-piracy One day they going push the button once they get everyone on Windows 10 , Microsoft never was trusted by pirates tell Windows 10 came out and then we had Windows 10 fanboy Pirates .. Witch is funny as hell, because they have a long history of sending out exploits in updates and killing updates in windows and deactivating pirates. Not only this spyware they patent can be used to for there own software , it can be used to send data back on everything it finds illegal to Microsoft servers, Movies , Music , Apps and Games . Windows 10 is a freaking time bomb .So they got tech they don't talk about very much, were they could build a case against you in a court of law, while millions sing the the la la song and don't even realize that they could use AI and track you down if they wanted . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, steven36 said: You have fun chasing Microsoft's shattered dreams and broken promises , I'm not chasing them at all. At the current state of Windows 10, I don't want anything to do with it either. I was just commenting on the changes coming in 1903. I will go to Windows 10 only if forced to do so because my old Skylake hardware dies and I have to replace it with new hardware on which the AMD/Intel/Microsoft collusion allows me to use no Windows other than 10. And yes I agree with you, it will be the latest stable LTSC, or possibly Enterprise. But before I do, I will first spend some time trying to crowbar 8.1 onto it. Linux is not an option, I wish it was, truly I do. The major use of my desktop is gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Karlston said: I'm not chasing them at all. At the current state of Windows 10, I don't want anything to do with it either. I was just commenting on the changes coming in 1903. I will go to Windows 10 only if forced to do so because my old Skylake hardware dies and I have to replace it with new hardware on which the AMD/Intel/Microsoft collusion allows me to use no Windows other than 10. And yes I agree with you, it will be the latest stable LTSC, or possibly Enterprise. But before I do, I will first spend some time trying to crowbar 8.1 onto it. Linux is not an option, I wish it was, truly I do. The major use of my desktop is gaming. Well that's changing , Microsoft wants to lock down gaming to UWP and game platforms are forking there games Linux and investing heavy in vulkan. DX is dead that's not the future ,vulkan is! Valve Gets 2,663 Windows-Only Steam Games Running on Linux . https://www.pcmag.com/news/364654/valve-gets-2-663-windows-only-steam-games-running-on-linux Once M$ gets everyone on Windows 10 that's when they could try to utilize UWP and try to force the game makers to give them a cut, after all they already control part of the console market with XBOX . The only reason people use games on Windows is because Microsoft allows it. The future of not locked down gaming is with Linux or game makers would not be investing in it like they are. You are a gamer still using DX 11 by choice when you have Skylake and could be using DX 12 with Windows 10 and many people upgraded to Windows 10 and there hardware is to old to use DX 12 so they stuck on Windows 10 with DX 11 and they still never even made many games for DX 12 only and windows 10 is 4 years old so DX is dead. They control gamers ether way if they force DX 12 only games everyone on old hardware will be stuck with old games . if they lock down gaming to UWP bye bye cracked games for newer games. While Linux will still be getting new cracked games. AMD cards work better for DX 12 and Vulkan So no wonder you still use Windows 8.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFees Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 When I saw the bit about a new light theme I thought this whole post was some elaborate joke or something but then after seeing the rest I realized it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I was reading most likely that Blizzard most likely will support DX 11 for Nvidia users for years to come while AMD users will be switched to DX 12 , Because DX 12 and Vulkan are low level APIs and unlike DX 11 witch is a high level API its up too the Vendor to optimize there hardware for DX 12 and Vulkan , Most people who use DX 12 on Nvidia they have a decrease in performance because it's highly optimized for DX 11 only AMD so far have put and effort in to optimize there hardware for DX 12 and Vulkan and they see no lost using DX 12 and maybe even some gains . Blizzard are one of the better vendors they always work with Linux to get there games running in Wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I like the sound of that sand-boxing feature. Wonder if it still works if one has either Virtual Box or VMware running on the same system. Also curious about the feature if the desktop itself is a VM. I know about the nesting feature with Hyper-V but never had the chance to test if it behaves right when the host is something other than Hyper-V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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