14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 May 2019 Update will come with a series of improvements related to the way updates are offered to users, including a new “download and install” option in Windows Update.
Previously, Windows 10 feature updates were offered alongside the rest of the updates released by Microsoft, including the monthly cumulative updates.
Microsoft allowed users to manually download new feature updates (without waiting for the automatic rollout) by simply checking for updates in Windows Update. This method, however, meant that whoever checked for updates in order to install a security update or a cumulative update released on Patch Tuesday also received new feature updates if available.
Beginning with the upcoming May 2019 Update, Microsoft separates feature updates from the rest of the updates, so Windows Update will come with a new option called “download and install now.” In other words, checking for updates in Windows Update will let you install any available cumulative updates without also downloading a new feature update.
Feature also coming to previous Windows 10 versions
To download features updates, you’ll have to use the download and install now button in Windows Update.
“Windows will automatically initiate a new feature update if the version of Windows 10 is nearing end of support. We may notify you when a feature update is available and ready for your machine. All Windows 10 devices with a supported version will continue to automatically receive the monthly updates,” Microsoft explains.
By late May, computers running Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) and version 1809 (October 2018 Update) will also receive the same option, Microsoft says.
Microsoft explains that Windows 10 19H1 will also include what it calls “improved update orchestration,” meaning that Microsoft Store app updates and Windows updates will be installed when you’re away “to minimize disruptions.”
Windows 10 May 2019 Update is projected to go live for the first users late next month.