The rollout of the latest feature update starts today

May 21, 2019 17:40 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has just announced that Windows 10 May 2019 Update, or version 1903, is now available for download for select users via Windows Update.

The May 2019 Update, which brings improvements like Windows Sandbox and a new light theme, is rolling out to users gradually, as Microsoft wants to make sure that issues in the OS won’t become widespread and affect a significant number of devices.

“We will be taking a measured and throttled approach, allowing us to study device health data as we increase availability via Windows Update,” John Cable, Director of Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery, explains.

Beginning today, users can manually check for updates in Windows Update to download the May update.

Gradual rollout

However, it’s important to know that everyone gets the update with the manual download option, as the company embraces a more cautious approach for this method as well.

“You may not see Download and install now on your device as we are slowly throttling up this availability, while we carefully monitor data and feedback,” Cable notes.

Next month, Microsoft plans to ship the May update to devices running Windows 10 April 2018 Update, or version 1803, as this particular release approaches the end of support.

“We will begin updating devices running the April 2018 Update, and earlier versions of Windows 10, to ensure we can continue to service these devices and provide the latest updates, security updates and improvements. We are starting this machine learning (ML)-based rollout process several months in advance of the end of service date to provide adequate time for a smooth update process,” Cable says.

Microsoft promises to keep an eye on everything related to the May update, and it wants to detail bugs in a new health dashboard available here. It remains to be seen how smooth the rollout of this new OS feature update is going to be, but for now, only a small number of users can get it, so the impact of any possible bug remains low.