The Windows 10 October 2020 Update is now available, which means enterprise users can begin testing it before embarking on a broader deployment.
Microsoft on Tuesday released the latest upgrade, Windows 10 20H2 — the H2 standing for second half — to gutsy users eager to be first and for commercial customers who want to begin testing before broader deployment. Also called «Windows 10 October 2020 Update,» the upgrade was available immediately to at least some who sought it. «Beginning today, the October 2020 Update is available initially for users of select devices running Windows 10, version 1903 or later (emphasis added),» John Cable, a Microsoft executive in the Windows servicing and delivery team, wrote in a post to a company blog. (On an unmanaged PC, select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, choose Check for updates and then pick Download and install now.) On all PCs running Windows 10 Home and on those Windows 10 Pro systems not overseen by IT,20HY2 will be installed only when the user chooses the «Download and install now» option. Not all machines will be offered that choice initially, as Microsoft hews to a staged distribution that starts out small and only slowly expands the pool of potential recipient devices. «We are slowly throttling up availability over the coming weeks to ensure a reliable download experience,» Microsoft asserted on the Windows release health dashboard. «As a result, the update may not be offered to you right away.» Microsoft will also, at some future date, use Windows 10 20H2 to upgrade PCs running versions that are close to support retirement.
