14 DAY TRIAL // UPDATE: As eagle-eyed Twitter user WZor noticed, the updated Media Creation Tool, albeit prepared for Windows 10 version 1903, currently downloads Windows 10 version 1809 build 17763.379. You can find the new Media Creation Tool download link in this article and we'll let you know when version 1903 goes live. Title modified to indicate that only the Media Creation Tool is available for download. Original story below.
If you’re not a Windows insider and want to download and install the upcoming Windows 10 May 2019 Update on your computer, it turns out you can do it using an official tool from Microsoft.
As per HTNovo, the Media Creation Tool has recently been updated to serve Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) to any device, including production systems that are not enrolled in the Windows Insider program.
The version that you should download is this one, and it works just like the previous releases. You are required to complete a wizard and set up the download process by choosing the Windows 10 version you want, along with language, and other settings.
The Media Creation Tool takes care of the whole process, and when the download task comes to an end, it can fire up the upgrade on your device.
May 2019 Update still in testing stage
This means you can update any Windows 10 system to the May 2019 Update right now in a matter of minutes, albeit you should think twice before doing it.
This is because Windows 10 May 2019 Update is still in the testing phase, as Microsoft has recently released it to insiders in the Release Preview ring. Microsoft said the public rollout would only kick off in late May, and in the meantime, it wants to refine the experience with the update using insider feedback.
Several cumulative updates would be shipped by the time the go-ahead is given, so it’s safe to say that the version currently available via the Media Creation Tool isn’t 100 percent final.
As a result, Microsoft allowing users to download and install the upcoming Windows 10 feature update is a little surprising, especially because it’s production devices we’re talking about here, so I recommend you to first try it out on a testing system or in a virtual machine until Microsoft releases an official announcement.