Windows 10: Windows 10 version 2004 will arrive later - Windows 10 20H2 will be a minor update (Rumor)

Filed under rumor because Microsoft has not confirmed any of this officially. It appears that Microsoft has postponed the upcoming release of the next feature update for Windows 10, version 2004. According to Mary Jo Foley, Windows 10 version 2004 will be released at the end of May to the public.

The reason for this, according to Mary Jo, is a zero-day exploit that needs to be fixed in the new version of Windows 10 before it can be released to the public.

She believes that Windows 10 version 2004 will be released on May 28 for seekers. Seekers are users who hit the check for updates" button manually. If the PC is free of stopper bugs, e.g. because of installed software, then the update should be offered to the administrator. The new version will also be made available via the company's Media Creation Tool. Microsoft will make it available to more systems over a period of weeks and months. Eventually, Windows 10 version 2004 will be offered to systems automatically.



OEMs will get the finished update by May 5 and developers by May 12, 2020 according to her sources. Microsoft changed the version for the new feature update slightly. In the past, Microsoft used 03 in the version of the first feature update release of the year. This would have resulted in Windows 10 version 2003 and that could have caused confusion because of Windows Server 2003. Microsoft decided to increase the month from 03 to 04 and thus Windows 10 version 2004 was born.

The version is still somewhat misleading considering that the new version of Windows 10 won't be available before May 2020 at the earliest.

The second feature update of 2020, Windows 10 20H2 will likely be a minor cumulative update and not a full feature update; this would make it similar in size and form to Windows 10 version 1909 which was also minor.

Basically, instead of releasing two feature updates per year, Microsoft decided to release one major update and a minor update. Most administrators will probably appreciate that considering that updating to a minor feature update is a lot easier, faster, and less error-prone than updating from a major feature update to another major one.

The last time this happened was in 2018 when Windows 10 version 1809 was released (and wreaked havoc).

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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.

 

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

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Again, for those that want the update reservation and you meet the requirements ---> Upgrade to Windows 10 for Free

And, some info from the FAQ page:

Also, some interesting info from the Specifications page: