The AchieVer Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Microsoft's Windows 10 May 2019 Update can be downloaded now: Here's how Updating to the Windows 10 May 2019 Update took slightly more than 20 minutes on our test machine. Mark Hachman / IDG If you want to be one of the first to experience Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2019 Update, you can. The release is live now for Windows Insiders, a program you can easily join. Normally, Windows Insiders test the beta builds of new Windows 10 features. But since Microsoft pushed build 18362.30 into the Release Preview ring last night, that means there’s a stable build of the next feature release waiting for you. Officially, the May 2019 Update (aka ‘19H1’) will be pushed to all PCs in late May—the idea being that Microsoft has prolonged its final beta period for a month. That’s why the term 'stable' has to be taken with a grain of salt: Microsoft thinks the May 2019 Update is feature complete and bug-free—but it also thought so with the October 2018 Update, and we all remember what happened then. If you’re already part of the Windows Insider program, Microsoft is making the new build available to users it calles “seekers:” those who click the Update Now button within the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update menu. (Microsoft says that the May 2019 Update should only work with those Insiders on the Release Preview ring, but build 18362.30 also downloaded on my Insider machine that’s on the Fast ring.) If you’re not part of the Insider program, here’s how to join. As above, visit the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update menu, and click Get Started. You’ll need to pick a ring to join. If you just want the stable May 2019 Update referenced above, select Just fixes, apps and drivers. (If you’re wondering why Microsoft doesn’t refer to this as “Release Preview,” we don’t know either.) You’ll need to approve some legalese, then reboot your PC—make sure you don’t have any documents open. Microsoft told PCWorld that the update should take about 22 minutes to complete. Ours took about 24 minutes on a first-generation Surface Laptop. We’ll publish our review of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update after we retest some key features using the release build. For now, we can tell you not to expect dramatic changes. There are a few cool new features, such as Windows Sandbox and support for the complex kaomoji emoji. In general, though, this new release was designed to simply improve the Windows 10 you’re already familiar with. What this means for you: If you’re nervous about trying out a new build, relax: You don’t have to. Eventually, in late May, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update will roll out to all PCs, and you’ll have to go through the upgrade process. (Seriously, though, it’s pretty painless.) For now, if you want to sample the new Windows features, though, use our tips above and dive in! Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If you want to be one of the first to experience Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2019 Update, you can. The release is live now for Windows Insiders, a program you can easily join. Normally, Windows Insiders test the beta builds of new Windows 10 features. But since Microsoft pushed build 18362.30 into the Release Preview ring last night, that means there’s a stable build of the next feature release waiting for you. Officially, the May 2019 Update (aka ‘19H1’) will be pushed to all PCs in late May—the idea being that Microsoft has prolonged its final beta period for a month. That’s why the term 'stable' has to be taken with a grain of salt: Microsoft thinks the May 2019 Update is feature complete and bug-free—but it also thought so with the October 2018 Update, and we all remember what happened then. If you’re already part of the Windows Insider program, Microsoft is making the new build available to users it calles “seekers:” those who click the Update Now button within the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update menu. (Microsoft says that the May 2019 Update should only work with those Insiders on the Release Preview ring, but build 18362.30 also downloaded on my Insider machine that’s on the Fast ring.) If you’re not part of the Insider program, here’s how to join. As above, visit the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update menu, and click Get Started. You’ll need to pick a ring to join. If you just want the stable May 2019 Update referenced above, select Just fixes, apps and drivers. (If you’re wondering why Microsoft doesn’t refer to this as “Release Preview,” we don’t know either.) You’ll need to approve some legalese, then reboot your PC—make sure you don’t have any documents open. Microsoft told PCWorld that the update should take about 22 minutes to complete. Ours took about 24 minutes on a first-generation Surface Laptop. We’ll publish our review of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update after we retest some key features using the release build. For now, we can tell you not to expect dramatic changes. There are a few cool new features, such as Windows Sandbox and support for the complex kaomoji emoji. In general, though, this new release was designed to simply improve the Windows 10 you’re already familiar with. What this means for you: If you’re nervous about trying out a new build, relax: You don’t have to. Eventually, in late May, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update will roll out to all PCs, and you’ll have to go through the upgrade process. (Seriously, though, it’s pretty painless.) For now, if you want to sample the new Windows features, though, use our tips above and dive in! Source
The AchieVer Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Windows 10 May 2019 Update rolls out for final round of bug fixes Windows 10 May 2019 Update now hits Release Preview ring, as Microsoft says it'll start releasing Windows 10 "19H2 bits" this spring. As Microsoft flagged last week, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, aka 19H1 and 1903, is nearing a mainstream release. But before then it is undergoing one more round of testing in the Release Preview ring to avoid missing the data-destroying bug that tripped up the Windows 10 October 2018 Update 1809 release. Microsoft offered the Windows 10 version 1903 to Release Preview ring testers on Monday in the form of build 18362.30, which it released to Windows Insiders in the Fast and Slow rings last Thursday. The build is available to 'seekers', meaning those in the Release Preview ring will need to manually initiate the update. "The May 2019 Update will remain in the Release Preview ring for an increased amount of time to give us additional time and signals to detect any issues before broader deployment," said Brandon LeBlanc, a senior program manager for the Windows Insiders program. It's not clear exactly how long an "increased amount of time" is, given that previous Windows 10 feature updates haven't spent any time in the Release Preview ring before being unleashed on the public. Missed insider reports about data loss bugs in the October 2018 Update serve as a reminder why a rapid release might not be such a good idea. To avoid missing those reports, Microsoft saidlast week it is building the capability to detect "all types of low-volume, high-severity issues, and have specifically advanced our capability in the area of data loss". Windows 10 users not already in the Windows Insider Program can get the May 2019 Update by joining the program. Microsoft has provided detailed instructions explaining how to join it. Also, as of today, Windows Insiders currently in the Fast ring are being bumped ahead to 20H1, the Windows 10 preview branch that will come after the second Windows 10 feature release of 2019, currently known as 19H2. Microsoft is also merging Insiders in Skip Ahead back into the Fast ring, as the company discussed last week. Moving straight to 20H1 at this point is unusual. As ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley noted last week, in the past, once a Windows 10 feature release rolls out, Fast Ring testers start testing the follow-on release, which would be 19H2 right now. LeBlanc at the time said Microsoft would discuss how it plans to release 19H2 in the coming weeks. LeBlanc today offered a little more detail about the timing of 19H2 testing. "We will begin releasing 19H2 bits to Insiders later this spring and will talk more about what that will look like in the near future," he noted. LeBlanc also urged Windows Insiders to check their settings to ensure users are on the right ring before the company merges the Fast and Skip Ahead tracks. Users who wish to remain on the May 2019 Update should now switch to the Slow or Release Preview rings, according to LeBlanc. Testers in the Fast ring who don't want to deal with "painful" bugs should definitely move to the Slow ring now to minimize hassles later. "If you are in the Fast ring and your PC gets updated to 20H1, you won't be able to switch your ring to the Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC and starting over," he warned. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
As Microsoft flagged last week, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, aka 19H1 and 1903, is nearing a mainstream release. But before then it is undergoing one more round of testing in the Release Preview ring to avoid missing the data-destroying bug that tripped up the Windows 10 October 2018 Update 1809 release.
Microsoft offered the Windows 10 version 1903 to Release Preview ring testers on Monday in the form of build 18362.30, which it released to Windows Insiders in the Fast and Slow rings last Thursday. The build is available to 'seekers', meaning those in the Release Preview ring will need to manually initiate the update. "The May 2019 Update will remain in the Release Preview ring for an increased amount of time to give us additional time and signals to detect any issues before broader deployment," said Brandon LeBlanc, a senior program manager for the Windows Insiders program. It's not clear exactly how long an "increased amount of time" is, given that previous Windows 10 feature updates haven't spent any time in the Release Preview ring before being unleashed on the public. Missed insider reports about data loss bugs in the October 2018 Update serve as a reminder why a rapid release might not be such a good idea. To avoid missing those reports, Microsoft saidlast week it is building the capability to detect "all types of low-volume, high-severity issues, and have specifically advanced our capability in the area of data loss". Windows 10 users not already in the Windows Insider Program can get the May 2019 Update by joining the program. Microsoft has provided detailed instructions explaining how to join it. Also, as of today, Windows Insiders currently in the Fast ring are being bumped ahead to 20H1, the Windows 10 preview branch that will come after the second Windows 10 feature release of 2019, currently known as 19H2. Microsoft is also merging Insiders in Skip Ahead back into the Fast ring, as the company discussed last week. Moving straight to 20H1 at this point is unusual. As ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley noted last week, in the past, once a Windows 10 feature release rolls out, Fast Ring testers start testing the follow-on release, which would be 19H2 right now. LeBlanc at the time said Microsoft would discuss how it plans to release 19H2 in the coming weeks. LeBlanc today offered a little more detail about the timing of 19H2 testing. "We will begin releasing 19H2 bits to Insiders later this spring and will talk more about what that will look like in the near future," he noted. LeBlanc also urged Windows Insiders to check their settings to ensure users are on the right ring before the company merges the Fast and Skip Ahead tracks. Users who wish to remain on the May 2019 Update should now switch to the Slow or Release Preview rings, according to LeBlanc. Testers in the Fast ring who don't want to deal with "painful" bugs should definitely move to the Slow ring now to minimize hassles later. "If you are in the Fast ring and your PC gets updated to 20H1, you won't be able to switch your ring to the Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC and starting over," he warned. Source
gvv Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Microsoft has recently shipped the Windows 10 May 2019 Update RTM build to insiders in the Release Preview ring as the company advances towards the final development stage of the update. The version that’s available for the RP ring is build 18362.30, and Microsoft explains that it’s first being offered to “seekers,” which are those users who manually check for updates in Windows Update. The May 2019 Update will stay in the Release Preview ring until the official launch late next month, as the software giant wants to perform additional testing before the go-ahead is given for production devices. “The May 2019 Update will remain in the Release Preview ring for an increased amount of time in order give us additional time and signals to detect any issues before broader deployment,” Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc explains. Cumulative updates incoming Microsoft says that insiders running this RTM build of the May 2019 Update will receive several cumulative updates to specifically address bugs discovered in the operating system. “Once your PC is on the May 2019 Update, we will continue to release Cumulative Updates over the coming weeks that improves your experience,” LeBlanc notes. Additionally, the software giant will soon begin to roll out Windows 10 19H2 builds to insiders, but further details would be shared at a later time. Windows 10 20H1 builds are currently offered to the Skip ahead and Fast rings in the Insider program, and the final version is projected to be finalized in the spring of the next year. “If you are in the Fast ring and your PC gets updated to 20H1, you won’t be able to switch your ring to the Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC and starting over,” Microsoft warns. Enrolling in the RP ring to download the May 2019 Update can be done from Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program. Source: Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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