Windows 10: Windows 10 20H2 update will be based on Build 19042

Microsoft’s typical update release calendar includes two major updates every year, one in the spring and another one in the fall. Multiple manifest files and Registry entries within Windows 10 May 2020 Update suggests Microsoft is working on another minor incremental update, which could be released in the fall.

This points to a future whereby Microsoft will release a major update in the first half of the year and a minor update with bug fixes in the second half of the year.

The concept of one major, one minor update has been advocated before and it was followed last year, but the tech giant hasn’t been clear on whether they plan to continue with the new release schedule.

Windows 10 November 2019 Update, which was a minor update, barely included any new features and many described it update as a service pack. Microsoft wants to do the same thing this year and we’ve yet another evidence including the possible build number of the next minor update.



KB4556803 for May 2020 Update includes reference to multiple manifests that suggest Windows 10 20H2 update could be based on Build 19042. The same preview build also adds support for an enablement package.



Microsoft previously used Enablement package to turn Windows 10 May 2019 Update into the November 2019 Update, which was a service pack-like minor release with fixes and improvements. November 2019 Update barely changed build number from Build 18362 to Build 18363.

In the same way, enablement package will be downloaded from Windows Update that would turn on Windows 10 version 2009 (20H2) features and change the build number for the OS from Build 19041 (20H1) to Build 19042 (20H2).

Microsoft is planning to keep the same major build number as Windows 10 version 2004, which is Build 19041. This makes sense, as Microsoft delivered last year’s minor update in the same, as we highlighted above.

In other words, after the public rollout of Windows 10 May 2020 Update in the last week of May, the next update codenamed 20H2 and called Windows 10 version 2009, will follow in the footsteps of November 2019 Update.

Windows 10 20H2 (version 2009) update won’t be a typical release and it’s likely to be a much smaller update, but it will be still worth getting. Version 2009 is expected to bring improvements to Task Manager, Windows Search, etc.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Download Windows 10 TH/RS

@Drone : No link for 17134.5?

The April 2018 Update will be available as a free download beginning Monday, April 30.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsex...-of-your-time-with-the-new-windows-10-update/

According to this link and whether or not these have been Insider Preview Builds as @FordGT90Concept contends, I found this link: [Changelog] What's New in Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Version 1803) - AskVG

Windows 10 Build 10.0.17134 Changelog:​Build 17134 was the 23rd Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on April 16, 2018. This new build arrived via new "RS4" (RedStone4) development branch.

• Bug fixes and general improvements

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172985

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016