New updates also released for 19H1 and 19H2 users

Aug 30, 2019 07:32 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released new updates for Windows insiders running Windows 10 19H1 and 19H2 in the Release Preview ring.

As part of Microsoft’s efforts to embrace a new throttled delivery approach for 19H2, the company is using the same cumulative updates for both Windows 10 versions, causing some confusion in the Windows community because figuring out which version is which has suddenly become more difficult.

First and foremost, after installing these new updates, Windows 10 19H1 builds will increase to 18362.329, while Windows 10 19H2 will reach 18363.329.

Windows 10 19H2 to be ready next month

Microsoft explains that this new system allows the company to only enable new features for a limited set of users.

“To offer a clarification on these releases – 19H1 and 19H2 share the same servicing content. That means they share the same Cumulative Update package. For the small subset of Windows Insiders (the 10%) in Release Preview who were given the option to install 19H2, an enablement package is downloaded from Windows Update that turns on the 19H2 features,” Dona Sarkar, chief of the Windows Insider program, explains in a blog post.

“This *changes* the build number for the OS from 19H1 Build 18362 to 19H2 Build 18363. Because they use the same servicing content, the build revision number (the number that comes after the dot) will always match between 19H1 and 19H2. As we continue to test our servicing packages in the Release Preview ring, Insiders on 19H1 and 19H2 will get a single Cumulative Update with the same fixes.”

Windows 10 19H2 is projected to be finalized as soon as the next month, and the public rollout should begin in October after the testing phase is finished. For now, it doesn’t seem like this release will bring too many new features, albeit the biggest change appears to be this throttled delivery system that Microsoft has been testing for several months already.