The May 2019 Patch Tuesday is just around the corner

May 13, 2019 05:41 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is getting ready to debut the May 2019 cumulative updates for Windows 10 that will land as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday rollout.

All Windows 10 versions will get such updates this month, and the focus will be on security improvements, as Microsoft uses the Patch Tuesday cycle to resolve vulnerabilities in its products.

Additionally, Microsoft will also include non-security refinements and bug fixes to further tune the performance of Windows 10.

Later this month, Microsoft is also projected to begin the public rollout of a new Windows 10 feature update called May 2019 Update, or version 1903. The update is now being tested as part of the Release Preview ring in the Windows Insider program.

Windows 10 May 2019 Update just around the corner

The release will take place in stages, so some devices will get it sooner than others, and Microsoft says this approach is necessary in order to prevent issues from becoming widespread.

The May 2019 Patch Tuesday rollout could also include further refinements to improve update reliability ahead of the upcoming OS feature update launch.

Cumulative updates have previously caused particular headaches to IT admins and home users alike, especially as they often failed to install or produced other issues across Windows 10.

To keep customers up-to-date with an extra touch of transparency, Microsoft shipped a new dashboard that includes information on the latest updates sand the status of the rollout for the latest stable version of Windows 10. This dashboard is currently available in preview on this page.

We’ll publish full update information tomorrow when the Patch Tuesday rollout begins. Backups are most definitely recommended given the past experience with cumulative updates, as they can help restore your device in case something goes wrong, regardless of the Windows version.