Windows 10: Does Windows Update assistant block the 1809 if known issues?

Will the Windows Update Assistant block the update to Windows 10 1809, if your hardware or software has a known issue (known to Microsoft anyway)?

I just bought a new laptop and am surprised that it won"t update automatically or by LAPTOP-HMDOPMIE.txtclicking check for updates.

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Windows update issues

It works, but I still need to fix it so that way I dont have to plug computers directly to the modem to get windows update to work. It was also blocking me from installing directx.

 

Windows update issues

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If your wireless router has a built in firewall maybe it's somehow set to block the ports that Windows updates use?

I'd also suggest if it works with it being directly connected then you could try resetting your router to see if this fixes the issue.

That's my 2 cents anyways. *Smile

 

1809 status

Microsoft's recommendation is more to do with the known blocking issues for certain hardware/software combinations. There's quite a long list now, manually installing on such a machine may lead to problems as it will bypass Microsoft's upgrade blocks. See post #1 in the link below for the current list of known issues before trying a manual upgrade.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809 Now Re-Released - Windows 10 Forums
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I agree, but if you want to play it safe wait until it appears in windows update as being available for your machine - then upgrade by the more reliable manual method.