
If you list the installed updates, you find KB4517245 - Feature Update to Windows 10 Version 1909 via Enablement Package (KB4517245 ) listed.īasically, what administrators need to do is install the available updates for Windows 10 version 1903 to receive the update offer to Windows 10 version 1909 afterwards. I confirmed his observation on two test machines that received the update. Günter Born suggests that KB4517245 is the required update. If the prerequisite is not installed, the feature update is not offered on the device even if there are not any compatibility issues. Windows 10 version 1909 requires an update that unlocks the new feature update on the device.

If Windows 10 version 1903 is the installed version, it is listed separately on the page.Īdmins need to activate the "download and install" button to install the new feature update for Windows 10 on the device. If the update check is successful, the "feature update to Windows 10, version 1909" should be listed on the Windows Update page. What Cable fails to mention is that there are prerequisites and that Windows 10 version 1909 may not be offered at first or at all when a manual update check is started on the system.Ĭable does mention that "compatibility issues and a safeguard hold" may prevent the delivery of the update to systems. Once the update appears, you can select Download and install now. If you are ready to install the update, open your Windows Update settings (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update) and select Check for updates. The explanation suggests that system administrators may run a manual search for updates on devices so that the new version of Windows 10 is returned.īeginning today, the November Update is available for customers seeking to install the latest release.

Microsoft published a blog post on the official Windows Experience blog in which Windows Servicing and Delivery Director of Program Management John Cable explained how customers get the update.
