New schedule for the release of Win10 version 2004

[Karlston]

New schedule for the release of Win10 version 2004

 

“Win10 May 2020 Update” — better known to us as “Win10 version 2004” — also known as “Win10 20H1” is coming.

 

Yesterday Microsoft released what it promises will be the last-last beta test version of the next version of the last version of Windows. Build 19041.208 replaces last week’s Build 19041.207, which was also hailed as the last beta. Brandon LeBlanc has a fully update rollout announcement on the Windows Blog:

We are continuing to work on getting the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) ready for release. Today we are releasing Build 19041.208 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring. While we originally thought that Build 19041.207 would be the final build, we made the decision to take in one more fix we felt was important to have before making the May 2020 Update generally available. We believe that Build 19041.208 is the new final build and still plan on continuing to improve the overall experience of the May 2020 Update on customers’ PCs as part of our normal servicing cadence.

That last little bit means that MS will release cumulative updates for version 2004, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

 

Mary Jo Foley has another inside scoop. will roll out this month according to this newly revised schedule:

Release to hardware manufacturers (the “RTM” date): May 5

 

Release to developers (through the MS Developer Network): May 12

 

General availability (it’ll appear as “Download and install” in Windows Update): May 28

 

Again, Microsoft has not announced this officially and these dates may change yet again.

Unless you use Linux under Windows, I see almost nothing that’s worth a full upgrade — Cortana gets snubbed, Virtual Desktops get names (I don’t use ’em, do you?), Task Manager shows GPU temperature and type of hard drive (third party apps have done that for a decade), great improvements to Notepad (ho-hum), more in the Settings app (but we’ll still need good ol’ Control Panel sometimes), the Search makeover will actually work this time, and… other minor tweaks.

 

If you’re running Win10 version 1903 or 1909, you won’t get pushed to 2004 for a long, long time — you’ll only get 2004 if you click “Download and install.” That’s the good news.

 

 

Source: New schedule for the release of Win10 version 2004 (AskWoody - Woody Leonhard))

[zanderthunder]

11 hours ago, Karlston said:

General availability (it’ll appear as “Download and install” in Windows Update): May 28

Microsoft will reportedly release the Windows 10 May 2020 Update on May 28

 

 

Microsoft released Windows 10 build 19041.208 to the Release Preview ring yesterday. The build is a new RTM candidate for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004). The Redmond giant released build 19041to the Slow ring back in December and has ever since been servicing the update with cumulative patches, letting the OS cook for a stable release.

 

However, while one might think that since the feature update has seen multiple bug-fixing cumulative updates, the firm would be ready to release the update to general users early in May, preferably on Patch Tuesday, it looks like that is not the case. Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet reports (spotted by WindowsBlogItalia) that the May 2020 Update might be released broadly on May 28.

 

The update was reportedly slated for general availability on May 12, with the build starting to be released to OEMs and developers on April 28. However, those dates have been pushed back owing to a zero-day exploit that the firm wants to patch. As per the revised timelines, the software bits will now be released to OEMs on May 5, with developers getting their hands on the update on May 12. General availability is slated for May 28, 2020.

 

Since the May 2020 Update has seen multiple cumulative updates already, with a few more likely in the future with fixes for the vulnerabilities, the update will most likely be more stable, without containing rough edges at launch.

 

Source: Microsoft will reportedly release the Windows 10 May 2020 Update on May 28 (via Neowin)

[vladv]

Good news indeed!

[erp-ster0]

Win10 May 2020 Update release schedule "leaked" - recent article from BleepingComputer:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-leak-windows-10-2004-being-released-last-week-of-may/