14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is expected to roll out a new Windows 10 feature update this spring, and the company has already confirmed this would ship as version 2004.
But as far as the official name of this update is concerned, the company has remained completely tight-lipped, even if we’re supposedly only a month away from the moment the first production devices would get it.
According to a recent discovery, however, Windows 10 version 2004 will use the name that everyone expects and which perfectly aligns with its predecessors.
Tero Alhonen revealed on Twitter that the latest Windows 10 preview build shipped as part of the Windows Insider program includes a hint that version 2004 could be called… May 2020 Update, something that makes total sense after the release of the November 2019 Update and the May 2019 Update.
Public launch next month
Microsoft seems to be sticking with its approach of naming new feature updates based on the month they are shipping, so the May 2020 Update will most likely go live for production devices in some 30 days.
The version number of each release is also an indicator as to when the RTM build has been signed off. In our case, Windows 10 version 2004 is supposed to be finalized this month – the first two digits represent the year when an update is done (2020), while the other two digits indicate the month (the fourth month), therefore this release should be complete in April 2020.
Microsoft typically ships new feature updates approximately a month after the RTM build is signed off, so there you go, now we have both the name and the release date of the new Windows 10 feature update.
Of course, Microsoft hasn’t yet confirmed that Windows 10 May 2020 Update would ship next month, but more information on this front is expected to be shared very soon.