14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s official tool supposed to help Windows 10 users upgrade to the Creators Update is now available for download from a Microsoft server, even though the company is yet to officially announce it.
Spotted by Microsoft watcher @h0x0d, the application is called Windows 10 Update Assistant (direct download link) and has been around since the company first launched the original version of the operating system (and then used for the Anniversary Update as well).
The Update Assistant was developed with the simple goal of preparing systems for the upgrade to Windows 10, checking for compatibility issues and downloading all necessary bits to start the install.
This is the purpose it embraces for the Creators Update as well, as the Update Assistant can help upgrade a computer to Redstone 2, once again by performing a series of checks supposed to help users determine whether any issues could be experienced at the end of the install or not.
To be announced on April 11
The Update Assistant was developed as a wizard, and it only takes a few seconds to complete the setup, though downloading the Creators Update does take some time, obviously because the OS image is quite large. The app automatically checks your installed applications to look for any compatibility issues that might arise after the update, but also the available disk space to make sure there’s enough storage to download and deploy the OS.
Most likely, Microsoft will officially unveil the new Update Assistant on the Windows 10 Creators Update release date which, according to reports, should take place on April 11.
The RTM build has already been shipped to insiders as build 15063, though Microsoft is yet to confirm this, and the company is now working on giving the update the very last refinements before the launch.
Given that the Creators Update could launch on a Patch Tuesday, a large cumulative update is also expected on April 11 to bring all the last-minute fixes and improvements that Microsoft put together between the RTM release date for insiders and the retail public debut.