Windows 10: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update - ISO available?

Yes - I noticed *Biggrin

The bottom line is that MS provide an ISO for the version as it stands at the time of it release, the ISO never gets updated because applying the latest cumulative update (there's a new one each 'patch Tuesday') is all that's needed to make you up to date after an install/upgrade.

 

As said this was a pretty big update it took me close to an hour to complete considered to past cumulative updates.

 

It was upgrading to Fall Creators Update that took almost all of the time - applying the cumulative update was a very small part of that.

 

Key word upgrade not update, i only downloaded 2 update as of Tuesday (actually today Wed.) a cumulative update as said and an update for it. My Windows 10 Creators update or upgrade was months back.

 

Not sure what you mean? *Confused

 

I did not realize this was a cumulative update Brink.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...date-kb4043961
Reading the beginning post i felt there was a newer ISO then 10.0.1.16299.15
An ISO for version 1709 16299.19.

 

Ah, ok. Yep, just an ISO for 16299.15.

The CU below will then update to 16299.19.

Cumulative Update KB4043961 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.19 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Microsoft call the upgrade to the Fall Creators Update a 'Features Update to Windows 10, version 1709'. The key word here is 'Features'. The call it an update, but it in reality it downloads an entire new operating system, upgrades your old one and stores that in windows.old in case you need to restore it.

A cumulative update on the other hand is just the few files that have been updated with security fixes, these are replaced without reinstalling your system.

A Features Update is a full reinstall of Windows, that's why it takes so long. Cumulative Updates just patch the existing system so they are quicker.

 

Thanks Brink i misunderstood the beginning of the post and thought i was able to download the ISO for 16299.19 since it was mentioned fall update thinking Oct. 17th update. It did take more time then any other cumulative updates in the past and created a Windows .old folder. When i saw this i would of liked a clean install then.
It had reset some settings to.

 

But as said here important fixes https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...date-kb4043961 and by you, Brink and Windows update it is technically a cumulative update. True by the way it installed, the time it took and creation of the Windows.old made me feel that i might be able to obtain the ISO of Version 1709 16299.19 not just 16299.15 and reapply this same update again.
This is in case of doing a clean install or repair for me. So i went and downloaded the ISO and realized it was only 16299.15.