Microsoft releases updates for Windows 10, every six months. New features are introduced by upgrades which make things better, but not all of the broadcasts have gone as planned. Microsoft’s decision to go directly to announcing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) was a huge deal for the operating system’s release timetable. This plan was a straight result of the problems that occurred in 1809 release showing changes in approach meant to put reliability and user experience first in future upgrades.
Why the Skip Happened
The Problematic Start of Version 1809
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) didn’t work at its first release, hence Microsoft shut it down right after three days of its release to the public, due to a bug that significantly deleting some users’ private records, and most of those is in the Documents and Pictures directories.
This File Deletion Bug was a significant problem that created a lot of concern and rage among users as a result the deployment of had to stop by Microsoft, and start looking into the problem, then testing the update again very carefully.
In November 2018, the Version 1809 was finally re-released, however the long wait and ongoing concerns regarding the assurance of quality it was not widely available to the public until much later. Unfortunately, the update never really took off for many users interests.
Having May 2019 Update (Version 1903) At the Top List
The May 2019 Update (version 1903), has the deadline for the next planned feature update, so It approached Microsoft, effectively starting a new chapter by a focused attitude to its resources and on making the 1903 release. Many computers were still running in early 1803 that hadn’t been updated to the mostly shunned 1809, and to go newer is easiest and most stable way offer.
The new way to update is the May 2019 Update which brought about a big change for the first time. For regular users the feature updates were optional, which gives them greater flexibility and space, an obvious attempt to have their trust again after the 1809 disaster.
Key Insights
It was unusual but important to skip version 1809 and instead focus on pushing the May 2019 update hard since there was a serious problem with the Windows update process. A lot of Windows users think that jumping straight from the pretty stable 1803 version to the 1903 version is like skipping the issues that arrived with the October 2018 Update. It made the May 2019 Update to be a stable successor restoring some faith in the ability of Microsoft in delivering Windows-as-a-Service model.
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