Who "got" the Windows 10 May update ?

[The Real Jdbye]

Yeah, not going to force download the update, I'll wait until it's available for my device, because that's what I've done in the past, and haven't had issues letting it do its job

Same. It also keeps me from being on the receiving end of major bugs, such as the one that was deleting files.

 

[Lacius]

A few things about updating to 1903:

1. Many users can manually update to 1903 by checking for updates in the Windows Update menu and selecting to install the 1903 update.
2. Other users will have to wait before the 1903 update becomes available through the Windows Update menu.
3. Anyone who wants to update now can do so by visiting this website.
4. Using the "Update now" tool is no different than updating through Windows Update.
5. Optionally on the same page, you can use the "Create Windows 10 installation media" tool instead. This option is only mildly different in how it works, and the end result is the same no matter how you update to 1903.

A few things about not updating to 1903:

1. If you're on a previous version of Windows 10 Pro, you can defer feature updates (new versions of Windows 10) while still receiving quality updates (security updates and bug fixes).
2. Depending on your Windows 10 Pro build, you can defer feature updates for up to 365 days.
3. If you're using Windows 10 Home, you have a lot less control over how long you can delay feature updates.
4. If you know what you're doing, it's free and easy to update from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, and the Windows 10 Pro license is legitimate.

 

[the_randomizer]

A few things about updating to 1903:

1. Many users can manually update to 1903 by checking for updates in the Windows Update menu and selecting to install the 1903 update.
2. Other users will have to wait before the 1903 update becomes available through the Windows Update menu.
3. Anyone who wants to update now can do so by visiting this website.
4. Using the "Update now" tool is no different than updating through Windows Update.
5. Optionally on the same page, you can use the "Create Windows 10 installation media" tool instead. This option is only mildly different in how it works, and the end result is the same no matter how you update to 1903.

A few things about not updating to 1903:

1. If you're on a previous version of Windows 10 Pro, you can defer feature updates (new versions of Windows 10) while still receiving quality updates (security updates and bug fixes).
2. Depending on your Windows 10 Pro build, you can defer feature updates for up to 365 days.
3. If you're using Windows 10 Home, you have a lot less control over how long you can delay feature updates.
4. If you know what you're doing, it's free and easy to update from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, and the Windows 10 Pro license is legitimate.

What I want to know is, is it recommend or safe to go to 1903 despite all the uh, quirks, that MS is currently mitigating/resolving? I personally want to wait till it gives me the option to do it via the Windows Update and not via the USB media tool or Update Assistant.

 

[Alexander1970]

What I want to know is, is it recommend or safe to go to 1903 despite all the uh, quirks, that MS is currently mitigating/resolving? I personally want to wait till it gives me the option to do it via the Windows Update and not via the USB media tool or Update Assistant.

50:50 as usual by great "System" Updates from Windows 10.
Depends on your Hardware,Software etc.
Maybe "safest" way is a fresh install of the new Version.

 

[the_randomizer]

50:50 as usual by great "System" Updates from Windows 10.
Depends on your Hardware,Software etc.
Maybe "safest" way is a fresh install of the new Version.

I don't have any Intel Audio, or Qualcom WiFi, Realtek audio only, nVidia GPU, TP-Link WiFi. So as far as the affected hardware goes, I have none of the products affected, at the time of writing, many of the issues have been resolved as of earlier this week.

https://www.ghacks.net/2019/05/25/m...7935-for-windows-10-version-1903-major-fixes/

Granted, I don't have the option to do it via my system yet. One thing does bother me, I'm using a 250 GB SSD as my OS drive, I hope that it doesn't get to the point of where every update takes up the entire drive, you know?

 

[Lacius]

What I want to know is, is it recommend or safe to go to 1903 despite all the uh, quirks, that MS is currently mitigating/resolving? I personally want to wait till it gives me the option to do it via the Windows Update and not via the USB media tool or Update Assistant.

1903 is safe and stable, but there's also nothing about the 1903 update that would cause me to recommend updating now instead of later. All that matters is that one is on a version of Windows 10 that still actively receives security updates (for normal Home and Pro users, those would be 1803, 1809, and 1903 as of this post).

Personally, I like updating to the latest version as soon as it looks like it's going to be RTM, which is what I did with 1903 back in March.

That being said, I'd say 1903 is the best version of Windows 10 so far, perhaps for the new security and update settings alone.

 

[the_randomizer]

1903 is safe and stable, but there's also nothing about the 1903 update that would cause me to recommend updating now instead of later. All that matters is that one is on a version of Windows 10 that still actively receives security updates (for normal Home and Pro users, those would be 1803, 1809, and 1903 as of this post).

Personally, I like updating to the latest version as soon as it looks like it's going to be RTM, which is what I did with 1903 back in March.

That being said, I'd say 1903 is the best version of Windows 10 so far, perhaps for the new security and update settings alone.

Even if I don't have the option to update it normally? Right now, the only options I have are to use the Update Assistant, or to use the USB method, the former of which sounds less of a hassle, I've been admittedly a bit wary to use that. Currently, I've been on 1803 and have no issues with performance, all my programs work great and it has been stable as an OS; I also admit that the whole-taskbar-refreshing-icons-periodically (the whole icon cache) thing still bothers me. I've been using a bag of M&Ms to obscure the taskbar because seeing it flicker bothers me, when it clearly shouldn't, maybe that's something I shouldn't be so bloody paranoid about?

Edit: Correction, I'm on 1809 not 1803

 

[Lacius]

Even if I don't have the option to update it normally? Right now, the only options I have are to use the Update Assistant, or to use the USB method, the former of which sounds less of a hassle, I've been admittedly a bit wary to use that. Currently, I've been on 1803 and have no issues with performance, all my programs work great and it has been stable as an OS; I also admit that the whole-taskbar-refreshing-icons-periodically (the whole icon cache) thing still bothers me. I've been using a bag of M&Ms to obscure the taskbar because seeing it flicker bothers me, when it clearly shouldn't, maybe that's something I shouldn't be so bloody paranoid about?

Edit: Correction, I'm on 1809 not 1803

Whether or not you have the option of updating through Windows Update is likely random due to a staggered rollout, not because of any sort of incompatibility. The Update Assistant will block you from updating to 1903 if there are any incompatibilities it can detect, such as outdated drivers. In other words, refusing to use the Update Assistant is about as arbitrary as whether or not you received the update in the first place.

There's probably no harm in updating to 1903 now using the Update Assistant, but there's also no harm in staying on 1809 until your system forces you to update to 1903.

Personally, I think this once-every-six-months release cycle is excessive and should be reduced to something like once-a-year, so I completely understand when people want to defer feature updates. Any significant deferment requires Windows 10 Pro, however.

 

[the_randomizer]

Whether or not you have the option of updating through Windows Update is likely random due to a staggered rollout, not because of any sort of incompatibility. The Update Assistant will block you from updating to 1903 if there are any incompatibilities it can detect, such as outdated drivers. In other words, refusing to use the Update Assistant is about as arbitrary as whether or not you received the update in the first place.

There's probably no harm in updating to 1903 now using the Update Assistant, but there's also no harm in staying on 1809 until your system forces you to update to 1903.

Personally, I think this once-every-six-months release cycle is excessive and should be reduced to something like once-a-year, so I completely understand when people want to defer feature updates. Any significant deferment requires Windows 10 Pro, however.

What are your thoughts on the taskbar behavior, and the fact Windows likes to refresh icon cache? Is my paranoia unfounded and should I no longer use the candy bag as a crutch?

I mean I'll keep staying until it forces me to.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

I got it when it was officially released on the 21st via the official media creation tool. I always VERY highly recommend that these huge updates are clean installed. The ONLY problem I've had thus far is audio cutting out for maybe half a second every time I do something like start a movie or play music. Not a deal breaker, but it is annoying. Probably GPU driver related but I've seen no other reports on it at all.

 

[Lacius]

What are your thoughts on the taskbar behavior, and the fact Windows likes to refresh icon cache? Is my paranoia unfounded and should I no longer use the candy bag as a crutch?

If that's a problem you're currently having with 1809, then updating to 1903 might fix the problem. I'm not aware of the issue. Flickering is usually caused by issues with the graphics driver.

 

[zommer360]

LOL i didnt becuase I only use mac os x and windows 7

 

[Kioku]

LOL i didnt becuase I only use mac os x and windows 7

So you had no reason to post in the thread then? Gotcha.

I think I downloaded the update last night. Too lazy to check, and torn because I'm over these updates.. But Linux still isn't what I'd want it to be. These issues aren't as extreme as before, but it's like the QA part just doesn't exist within Microsoft..


Has anyone had an issue where you can't click inside programs and Windows? I can operate the Taskbar, somewhat, but I can't click in browsers or games. It's like I'm always clicking the desktop for some reason. Rebooting fixes it, but it doesn't stop.

 

[Lacius]

LOL i didnt becuase I only use mac os x and windows 7

Windows 7 will stop receiving security updates after January 14, 2020. It is highly recommended that you update to Windows 10 (or an actively maintained Linux distro) by then.

 

[Ericthegreat]

Depends on your System, but hell, I have had to do Restores, and it will say everything is Up to Date, when I know there are other Updates that have not been done yet. Next Day or 2, boom, there it is.

Meh, even when reinstalling the OS it does this, when you know there are more updates....

 

[the_randomizer]

If that's a problem you're currently having with 1809, then updating to 1903 might fix the problem. I'm not aware of the issue. Flickering is usually caused by issues with the graphics driver.

It's not flickering, only the icons on the taskbar refresh at random intervals, nothing else gets affected. Happens when you use the recycling bin as well.

 

[Ericthegreat]

It's not flickering, only the icons on the taskbar refresh at random intervals, nothing else gets affected. Happens when you use the recycling bin as well.

I used to have this issue on an old laptop, might be your hard drive is getting old.

 

[the_randomizer]

I used to have this issue on an old laptop, might be your hard drive is getting old.

It's a Samsung 850 EVO 250 SSD, and it's less than two years old *shrug* I've been told that icon cache refreshes in Windows. I mean, nothing else is affected and the OS itself boots up in < 15 seconds *shrug*. Maybe I'm just paranoid

 

[Alexander1970]

Until today no update.
Maybe it's better that way....

 

[the_randomizer]

Until today no update.
Maybe it's better that way....

Yeah, they're still "rolling them out" I guess, still trying to fix the clusterf*ck that is a typical MS update. What a shock. Not.