14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 20H1, or version 2004, is already in the final development stage, and according to a new report, the RTM phase could be reached as soon as the next month.
As per its name, Windows 10 20H1 is projected to land in the first half of the next year, more specifically in the spring. According to Microsoft’s typical release schedule, the spring feature update should be finalized in March or April and then shipped to production devices a month later.
This approach has changed for Windows 10 version 2004, as the update was feature-locked in the summer and is now supposed to reach RTM in December. This is because Microsoft wants to use the remaining months until the rollout to production devices kicks off for further polishing, thus ensuring enhanced reliability and stability from day 1.
General availability next month? Not so fast
A report from German site DeskModder claims that even general availability could be announced on December 17, albeit this is less likely to happen given the time of year. Microsoft needs more time after the rollout starts to resolve the very first bugs reported by users, and given December 17 is one week before Christmas and many engineers are off for the holiday, December 17 is more likely to be the RTM build date.
It goes without saying that Microsoft hasn’t yet announced the release dates for Windows 10 20H1, and there’s a good chance the company would remain completely tight-lipped on this in the coming weeks, at least until this feature update is finalized.
For now, it’s important to take this report with a healthy dose of skepticism, at least until Microsoft itself shares more details on the dates that it has in mind for the launch of Windows 10 20H1. If you want to test the latest builds, you can join the Windows Insider program and enroll in the Fast or Slow rings.