14 DAY TRIAL // While everybody is waiting for Microsoft to finalize Windows 10 19H1, also known as version 1903 or April 2019 Update, the company is thinking in advance and working on the next-next iteration of the operating system.
After the first Windows 10 19H2 preview build was spotted online only a few days ago, it looks like work on this particular update advances fast.
As a result, Microsoft could begin shipping Windows 10 19H2 preview builds to Windows insiders very soon, with Brandon LeBlanc, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, confirming that this is likely to happen in a few weeks.
As it is the case of every new Windows 10 feature update that’s in its early days, Microsoft will first release 19H2 to users in the Skip Ahead ring, while the Fast ring will get the latest 19H1 builds.
First build likely in February
This means Microsoft will be focused on two different fronts at the same time, with both 19H1 and 19H2 to be available for insiders.
“We are a few weeks away from any possible Skip Ahead flights,” Brandon LeBlanc tweeted recently (via WL).
No ETA has been provided, but it’s very likely for the first Windows 10 19H2 builds to become available once the current 19H1 update reaches the final development stages.
Microsoft is projected to sign off the RTM build of this update in March, while the public rollout to devices across the world should kick off in April. As a result, 19H1 builds should ship to Skip Ahead insiders in late February, though the timing could very well change at any point.
In the meantime, Microsoft is also expected to release Windows 10 19H1 builds to users in the Slow ring. This particular channel has remained on version 1809 (October update), and it is currently being used for testing new cumulative updates before they are released to all users.