14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released new ISO images for Windows 10, and this time they are for the spring of 2020 feature update currently referred to as 20H1.
The updated ISOs allow for the clean install of Windows 10 build 18990, a release that Microsoft pushed to Fast ring insiders in late September.
There are three different versions of these ISOs that you can download from Microsoft’s insider page, namely the standard build, enterprise, and Home China. All are listed on the said page alongside ISO images for Windows 10 build 18363.
What’s new in Windows 10 build 18990
These ISO images can be used to clean-install the operating system and start from scratch, which is something very handy for users who are part of the Windows Insider program and need to reset their devices.
At the same time, they can be used for testing a specific build in closed environment like a virtual machine in an anticipation of the public debut of Windows 10 20H1.
As far as build 18990 is concerned, it comes with automatic restart option for UWP apps, as well as WSL improvements and a more polished cloud support for resetting a PC without physical recovery media.
“In addition to registered desktop apps, when you opt into this setting, the majority of open UWP apps are now also automatically restarted as well! To reduce sign-in time, UWP apps are restarted minimized, in a suspended state, giving Windows and other apps more resources to get started,” Microsoft explained when it rolled out this preview build of Windows 10.
Windows 10 20H1 is projected to be finalized in the spring of 2020, and according to Microsoft’s typical schedule, this should happen in March to then be listed as version 2003. The rollout to production devices could start in April or May the same year.