Windows 10: Creators Update - Discussion of new changes and quirks

Well, WU is also giving me Office 2016 updates so will that stop as well?

 

I generally haven't experienced any problems with Windows 10 upgrades. Everything I have done has been fine.

My Creators Update right now is installed clean on a VM. But once it becomes available via WU, I'll put it on my desktop and my son's desktop . I don't expect to have problems. It's really not that different. Mostly just options that I can either turn on or turn off.

 

Bree mine says 1607 Build 14393.969 when I go to winver in command prompt. I get all the updates to my 64 bit Pro. I am not sure how you get your version or is that not for Pro?

 

Yes, 1607 build 14393.969 is the latest update that the automatic Window Update will deliver for the Anniversary update (whether it's Home or Pro). For the Fall update, version 1511 the same security/bug patches are in its equivalent cumulative update and take it to build 10586.839. For now, the original version released in July 2015 (sometimes known as 1507) is still getting updates. It's latest build is 10240.17319. All three versions have had cumulative updates issued this March.

There are currently four versions now that 1703 has been released, each getting the latest fixes in its own cumulative updates. Though support for the original will end shortly, bringing the number MS support back down to three. The full update history is here...
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018124

 

I have a separate post, but I'll post it here too in case someone comes across this. I installed the Creators upgrade and it "broke" a paid version of Macrium Reflect V6. I can't run Macrium Reflect as it says my license key has already been used. However, the Macrium procedure to deactivate a license key on a PC is a procedure within the Reflect program, which can't be run. I have a support request into Macrium about this. I haven't run across any other problems, yet. My recording studio program (Sonar Platinum) runs without problems.

This is the message I get when I try to run Reflect V6

 

Great. I guess I will be able to wait a bit for any extra Creator updates and also, by waiting I should be able to just use WU without the servers being hammered.

 

You have Pro, so you should be able to use 'Defer feature updates' in your Updates, Advanced Settings.

 

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is this it? I have downloaded the installer but want confirmation this is Creator?

 

Hi there

Installed as a Virtual Machine for initial testing - running under VMWARE Workstation - HOST OS - Linux Centos 7

WD behavious the same for me as well need to right mouse click on Open and date is in US format with no way of changing it- not an issue with me .

Windows creator was an easy upgrade with the upgrade assistant






I switched off all the voice things - I'm not one for yelling at inanimate devices must be a nightmare in say an office with people yelling into Cortana etc !!!!! and disabled a lot of the privacy things easy upgrade - seamless. Skipped also the Ms sign in so still working as before with a Local account.

Note also Control panel not in main menu any more (right mouse click on Windows logo on bottom taskbar) - a lot of the options are in the main menu (accessed via right mouse click on the windows logo - not the "Standard menu with the tiles etc).

Two issues though :

1) When running as a VM it sometimes knocks out the HOST's Internet connection when first powering up the VM so I have to re-connect the HOST although the GUEST connection stays working. - I've probably given up on Windows Networking from EVER working 100% properly - but now it's sometimes breaking a HOST connection (Ethernet - not Wifi !!!).

2) Long filenames STILL don't work -- not really a bug as it wasn't supported in Base Windows anyway - but IMO this NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP.

Otherwise no probs so I'll update a couple of Physical machines soon unless people point out some serious defects in the next few days.

Cheers

jimbo

 

Properties - Details - when it says 15063, then it is CU [Removed]

 

Hi there

One more quirk

When running VMWARE workstation with the CU update as HOST you might need to reset the network adapter --rest to default and then it will all work again. I've had on TWO physical machines the VM's on them have network adapter as disconnected even though it's not. A quick set to default and re-boot the VM's fixes it.

Cheers
jimbo

 

I did a clean install of CrU & found Windows Live Mail 2012 no longer installs - Goodbye old friend.
Also couldn't install my HP 2400 scanner as it's no longer compatible. :s

 

Bastet, I feel your anger. MS is obviously hand in hand with third parties to persuade us to buy new when it ain't broke.

Some of you are talking a foreign language to me, whats a CU and CrU.

Some of the MS 'extras' can be downloaded, maybe Mail too ( is that part of MS Essentials? I just downloaded windows scanner because it was not included in the package.

 

I use CrU = Creators Update to distinguish from CU which (to me) is Cumulative Update but others use CU as shorthand for Creators Update. *Smile

Yes Mail is part of essentials, I use Mail & photo (for the screensaver which does not work without the photos) & Moviemaker, I have heard moviemaker will be available to download sometime from the store (there is a version but I don't think it;s the MS one).
I'm currently looking at Thunderbird to replace Live Mail.

 

I have installed the Creators Update yesterday on a spare SSD to test it, before starting using it as my Primary OS. I got the official MS ISO via the Media Creation Tool and used Rufus to create a bootable USB thumb drive.

After the installation I set up a 4-digit PIN to avoid typing my password.

Today I have altered (disabled) a few settings in the Group Policy Editor (Win 10 Pro). After rebooting I was asked to enter a longer than 4 digits PIN. The log-in screen said something like : "Your Organization (!) requires a stronger PIN from you!" or something like that. Right away I entered an 8-digit PIN, and I was able to log into my account. I am not using an MS account.

Then I went to Settings/Accounts -- Sign In options and removed the 8-digit PIN, in order to reset it.

After rebooting I cannot add a PIN any more. The Add button under PIN is grayed out.

I type this from my, currently, primary OS (Win 10 Pro v.14393.969), so I do not have a screenshot available.