Four of the five still-open queries Computerworld posed last month, for example, have yet to be answered. Questions yet abound about 1909, even though Microsoft is close to launching the refresh. Among the most important changes: devices running 1903 will upgrade to 1909 using the same servicing mechanisms as do the monthly security updates. In July, Computerworld deciphered the Microsoft announcements that outlined how 1909 would be vastly different from the feature upgrades of the past.

Others, including Computerworld have noted that the sparseness of 1909 means Microsoft is turning its twice-annual cadence into a major (spring) and minor (fall) tempo. Pundits quickly drew comparisons to the 'service packs' of Microsoft's past, when it would collect months or even years' worth of fixes for a version of Windows into a package that would quickly bring systems up to date. Instead, 1909 will be little more than a rerun of the spring's 1903, including all the fixes Microsoft has made to that version since its May debut, and a very small number of new features. Īlso known as 1909 in Microsoft's four-digit yymm notation, this upgrade is notable for what it is not: It is not a feature upgrade as Microsoft has defined the term in the past. 'We believe that Build 18363.418 is the final build,' Brandon LeBlanc, a senior program manager on the Windows Insider team, wrote in a Friday post to a company blog.īuild 18363.418 was released on Oct. Microsoft now says the year's second Windows 10 feature upgrade would be released shortly and has given it the guileless name of 'Windows 10 November 2019 Update.'

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