14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has started offering the update to Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) to devices running Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803).
As the company announced back in May when it started the rollout of version 1903, updating these devices is part of its efforts to keep users up-to-date, as the April 2018 Update will reach the end of support in the fall of this year.
According to Microsoft’s schedule, Windows 10 April 2018 Update will no longer receive support for Home and Pro SKUs after the November 12 Patch Tuesday rollout.
“We are initiating the Windows 10 May 2019 Update for customers with devices that are at or nearing end of service and have not yet updated their device. Keeping these devices both supported and receiving monthly updates is critical to device security and ecosystem health,” Microsoft says.
“Based on the large number of devices running the April 2018 Update, that will reach the end of 18 months of service on November 12, 2019, we are starting the update process now for Home and Pro editions to help ensure adequate time for a smooth update process.”
All users can update with a manual check for updates
While the update to Windows 10 version 1903 will thus show up in Windows Update, Microsoft says Windows 10 version 1803 Home and Pro users can still pause the update for a maximum of 35 days.
In the meantime, users of the other Windows 10 versions who want to move to the May 2019 Update can do so by manually checking for updates in Windows Update. The update to version 1903 should be automatically offered if no upgrade block is in place for their device – this means that Microsoft did not discover any software or hardware issue that needs to be resolved before installing the update.