The next Windows 10 release is now ready for launch

Mar 27, 2018 11:37 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has recently signed off Windows 10 Redstone 4, which is likely to launch as Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, but without an official announcement, there still are a few questions that are yet to be answered.

One of them is the date when the rollout is supposed to begin. WindowCentral writes that Microsoft is currently considering April 10 as the possible date when the first users in the production ring could get the new OS update, with the launch to once again take place in stages, just like it happened with the previous releases.

Basically, this means that it could take anywhere between a day and up to three months before Redstone 4 shows up in Windows Update for your device, and although that could be super-frustrating since the new OS version is packed with new features, this approach is actually a very good thing.

Microsoft uses a staged release to make sure that it addresses compatibility issues for the majority of computers before making Windows 10 Redstone 4 update available for them, so the company will analyze data provided by the first systems to improve performance in the next stages of the rollout.

Next step: Redstone 5

Shortly after the debut of Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, Microsoft will begin accelerating work on the next update, currently codenamed Redstone 5 and available exclusively for users enrolled in the Skip Ahead ring.

Redstone 5 is projected to be finalized in September this year, while the public launch should begin in October. Of course, it’s too early to discuss the features coming in Redstone 5, but Cloud Clipboard is believed to be one of the highlights, as it already showed up in the first builds.

We’re still waiting for an official announcement for Microsoft to reveal the launch date of the Spring Creators Update, but even if it’s not April 10, it’s pretty clear that the beginning of the rollout isn’t very far from us.