14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 21H1 is projected to go live at some point in the spring, so Microsoft is now giving its finishing touches ahead of the highly anticipated launch for production devices.
Earlier this week, the company confirmed that Windows 10 21H1 is now available for commercial pre-release validation, which means commercial customers can inspect the operating system and conduct feature exploration and validation in advance.
This new feature update isn’t a major release, but commercial partners still need to make sure everything is working as expected on their devices.
“Do you want to see how quickly devices update from version 2004 or 20H2 to version 21H1, and how little downtime is involved? Now you can!” Microsoft explains.
“You can access Windows 10, version 21H1 through all standard channels, including Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Azure Marketplace, or you can download an ISO file. If you manage updates directly from Windows Update and have devices enrolled in the Release Preview Channel for validation purposes, you can go to the Windows Update Settings page of the device to download and install Windows 10, version 21H1 and experience the remarkably fast update that comes with updating via enablement package.”
Launch in April or May
Windows 10 21H1 is projected to launch in April or May, according to Microsoft’s typical release calendar, so it should be here in approximately two months.
It will only come with minor improvements here and there, as Microsoft is focusing on under the hood refinements, whereas bigger changes are planned for the fall of the year when the 21H2 update is projected to go live.
The upcoming 21H1 update, however, is already available for testers as part of the Windows Insider program, with these users to also be the first getting the RTM build at a later time.