Windows 10: When is Creators Update safe?

I have four Windows computers, and generally use only three. The forth was an older Vista machine that was given to me, and I took it with the intention of loading it with Linux Mint. However, when I get it hooked up and powered on, I found someone had replaced Vista with Windows 10 Home -- so, I resisted the temptation to scrub the hard disk and set it aside. A few weeks later, I checked for updates, and brought it up-to-date. A few weeks later I got the "Good News! The Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way...." Since this is an older machine, I didn't want to jump into anything, so I'll letting it set, and continued checking the Creators Update message weekly.

Some postings I've seen implied that the "Want to be one of the first to get it?" message will go away; but I eventually got impatient and jumped in: the update proceeded without any problem.

QUESTION: Will the "Want to be first...." message go away on my other machines (the ones I use) and imply that all the device drivers for my particular configuration are ready and the Creators Update will be about as safe as it is gonna get, so I could go ahead with the update? My main machine, a Intel Core 2 Quad-Core, is nine years old and was custom made for me with components I choose & purchased. It will be last. But I'd like to slowly proceed with the other two ...

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Creators update. When is it coming?

Wait no longer . . .

Click HERE to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download
the latest Windows 10 ISO - Select Create Installation Media for Another PC, then choose ISO rather than USB

When the ISO has downloaded, double click the ISO which will mount the ISO onto a virtual drive, then run setup.exe to perform the upgrade from inside Windows File Explorer

When the upgrade has finished, unmount the virtual drive, copy the ISO to the next laptop and upgrade that one . . .

 

Creators update. When is it coming?

I received my privacy notifications at the beginning of July and have yet to receive the Creators úpdate on two laptops and a windows tablet. How much longer to I have to wait?

Thanks

Rick

 

On each pc, make an image backup, upgrade and try it - proof of the pudding.......

 

Are you talking about this message ?

 

I downloaded the ISO file and manually upgraded all the computers on my home network (about a dozen of them) with no issues at all. That's the way I have done all the past major updates to Windows 10 in the past as well. All you have to do is right click on the ISO file, select mount, and run setup.exe from the drive letter that appears.

 

Overall, I think the process is pretty safe. WIth anything, a few people have issues. Some due to configurations on their part, some due to tweaks/mods/changes they have made to make the machine fit them, and some just due to gremlins.

Those who experienced a major problem during the update, have mostly all rolled back just fine automatically. As another person said, take an image, and then go for it.