Windows 10: Build 10586.103 released to TechBench?

Ok.. I just wanted to check for myself.. it killed time.

 

Hello guys,

I hope I'm on topic here - what is the latest/most stable build of Win 10 x64 at the moment and where can it be downloaded?

Thanks in advance,

G

 

This is a tutorial on how and were to get it from:
Windows 10 ISO Download - Windows 10 Forums

 

So, I have a question regarding the initial subject of this thread. Let's say that the ISO downloaded with MCT or from Tech Bench is build 10586.103 or build 10586.117. My current build is 10586.164. So does it really matter if the ISO is "updated" to something between 10586.0 and 10586.164? In other words, whats the difference between installing 10586.0 and having the cumulative update update it to 10586.164 and installing 10586.103 or 10586.117 and having the cumulative update update that to 10586.164? Frankly, I'm just not seeing any reason for excitement over an ISO "update" that is anything between 10586.0 and whatever build the current cumulative update takes you to.

 

*Ditto If you start with 10586.0, the first time you "check for updates" you are going to get the latest cumulative update and be as current as possible. It won't go from 0 > 103 > 164 or some other strange progression.... it is, by definition, cumulative. There is no advantage to starting in the middle, and possible glitches and gremlins if you do. JMHO... TC

 

No big advantage, if its 10586.something. If you have limited bandwidth its probably not worth downloading the slightly newer ISO. It makes good conversation on the forum though. *Biggrin

 

Download Windows 10 Build 10586.103

Downloading this fails every time. Well, it doesn't actually fail, it downloads a fraction of the ISO and it's finished. But when I go to the file it's like 300 mb, or 100mb. Does anybody know what may cause this? The download lasts like 10-15 seconds and then it's "downloaded". No errors, no nothing. Just 1/35th of the actual ISO.

Thanks for the info @BunnyJ

Thanks in advance!

 

You're welcome.

 

It does not matter in slightest. The update system is clever enough to only download latest version of a cumulative update which supersedes previous versions. Hardly any difference in time really.

 

I just loaded up the .iso from TechBench in a VM with no internet access, and it is showing as Build 10586.104 right after the install. I'm taking this to be an updated .iso.

 

If I remember right MS updated this last month ...*Smile

 

Yeah, the ISO's on MSDN are listed as (Updated Feb 2016)

 

Hi there

Can't answer your question but remember most Stable and Latest are not usually the same.

I'm 100% satisfied with the current retail arm with "Normal" updates for general use --for any new builds I'd probably try on a spare machine or a VM or even keep using the Insider build on a dedicated machine I have for that purpose.

These days I rely on the old Engineering principle --"If it ain't broke don't fix it".

Experimentation is one thing but messing up a perfectly satisfactory running system is quite another - and there's been enough history with W10 to show that some upgrades can cause even the most basic things to stop working --remember for instance the progress bar when copying files -- that was only a few updates back.

I'd imagine the stuff on MSDN is likely to be the nearest to "General Release" though.

Cheers
jimbo

 

The current, newest MSDN ISO, is 10586.104. I did one clean install with it on my spare desktop PC just to verify what build it was. That PC has been turned off since then. The older previous ISO is also still up for download on MSDN.