Lucky you.Īs I’ve said, it’s still too early to install the February patches, unless you’re very concerned about drive-by infections in Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 or 2016. In fact, if you have Automatic Update turned on, you may have received the patches overnight. I have no idea if it’ll have security components, but it sure as shootin’ better fix the USB problems widely reported with last week’s cumulative update.Īs of last night, these patches hadn’t apparently been sent out to WSUS servers, but they were available through Windows Update. The expectation is that a similar big cumulative update for 1709 is due any time now – possibly today or next Tuesday. That’s the Windows version that had all sorts of problems with this month’s first round of cumulative updates. It isn’t at all clear why there’s no fix for Win10 Fall Creators Update, version 1709. Woody Leonhard looks back a bit, looks ahead to retirement. Again, it’s the second cumulative update for 1703 in the past nine days and, again, there don’t appear to be any security patches. Woody Leonhard looks back a bit, looks ahead to retirement and shares good news about who's picking up the Windows patching torch. 22 cumulative update for Win10 version 1703 brings the build number to 15063.936. There’s no mention of any security patches. On the right, click the link for Advanced options. This is the second cumulative update for 1607 in the past nine days. Using an administrative account, click Start > Settings > Update & Security. 22 cumulative update for Win10 version 1607 and Server 2016 brings the build number to 14393.2097. Looking for a tip or tool? Have a tip about a tip? Email me: Like what you see? Pick up a copy of my 986-page "Windows 10 All-in-One for Dummies 2nd Edition" at Amazon US or Powell's Bookstore. There's a full list of tips on the site. They (intentionally!) aren't long enough to discuss all of the nuances, but they point in the right direction. They're in the usual "Woody" style - to the point, no bull, no marketing fluff. Up next: A tip about blocking Win10 updates.Ī blog within a blog, Woody's Win10Tips focus on useful techniques and tools. Chris Hoffman explains how to upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit, should you feel so inclined. Jason Fitzpatrick at How-To Geek has a thorough explanation of the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10. You see the full details in the screenshot. Choose System, then on the left choose About. If you want to know the "bittedness" of your machine, you need to dig deeper. Unfortunately, the About Windows box doesn't tell you for sure if you're running the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version of Windows 10. If you want to use an earlier version of Win10 (and aren't connected to a corporate domain), you have to block forced automatic updates and move forward manually. If you get a new machine with Win10 installed, the first time you run Windows Update, you'll be moved to the latest version and build of Win10 - that's the version/build you can see on the Update History page. Each version is like a completely new incarnation of Windows 10, and as you say, there's a distinct hop from version to version. It's like if you go to the store and getting 4 shrink wrap boxes of Win 10. They are not like taking the first version and rolling in the new features like updates. 16 article, " Which way with Windows? Here are your options." If you really want to dig into the details on versions, builds, release rings and the like, check out my Sept. You can see full details about which builds were released, when, with a detailed changelog for which machines (including beta test builds!) on the site. There have also been some other cumulative updates - most recently KB 3197356 - which, for reasons unclear, don't appear on the list. Microsoft didn't start publishing update information until February 2016. The Anniversary Update, version 1607, released August 2016.The Fall Update, version 1511, released November 2015.The initial version, commonly called 1507 or 10240 (although it doesn't have an official name), released July 2015.If you scroll down the Win10 Update History page, you can see that Win10, to date, has been released in three versions: The latter two editions are only available in multiple-installation packs. The About Windows box also tells you if you're running Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise or Education edition. When I took the screenshot below in early November 2016, the latest Win10 was version 1607 build 14393.351, which happens to match the version and build number in my About Windows box thus, my machine is up to date. Most Windows 10 users (who aren't connected to a corporate domain) are running the version of the latest Windows 10 build shown on the official Windows 10 update history page. You see the About Windows box for your machine.
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