14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 version 1803 is projected to reach the end of support in just one month, and according to a new report, Microsoft might once again turn to tricky tactics to upgrade devices to the latest Windows 10 release.
Devices running Windows 10 version 1803 already see an end-of-support notification in Windows Update, but despite this warning, Windows 10 version 1903, or May 2019 Update, shouldn’t be automatically downloaded and installed anyway.
But according to a report published by Woody Leonhard on CW, this is exactly what’s happening despite users repeatedly denying the upgrade.
Forced upgrades?
The report cites one user whose device ended up running Windows 10 version 1903 after the update was pushed by the Update Assistant, even after the prompt to upgrade was closed at least a couple of times.
“Yet later I was remoting to another machine to backup an Oracle VBox VMDK (virtual drive) and forgot about UpdateAssistant. When I checked back on the Desktop it was too late — the Upgrade was underway. I think KB4023814 was responsible for UpdateAssistant running amok,” the user explains according to the linked source.
Forced upgrades shouldn’t by any means happen on devices running Windows 10 version 1803, not even with the end of support date just around the corner. According to Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar, Windows 10 version 1803 is projected to be retired for Home and Pro SKUs on November 12, at which point only Enterprise and Education SKUs would be supported.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is getting ready to roll out a new Windows 10 feature update, and the rumored date is also November 12, the same day when Windows 10 version 1803 will be retired.
Codenamed Windows 10 November 2019 Update, this release is currently available for Windows insiders in the Fast ring, and Microsoft says the stable build has already been finalized.