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hi I'm Anita from the Windows community. As you may know the Windows 10 Creators
Updates started rolling out to Windows 10 PCs across the world in phases on
April 11th. Today I have Cedric from the Windows
update team here with me and he will show you how to get Windows 10 Creators Update
and answer any questions you may have. So first I'd like to check who's
actually eligible to get the Windows 10 Creators Update? Great question!
The Creators Update is the newest feature release of Windows 10. To get
Windows 10 Creators Update, users need to either purchase a new Windows 10 device
or already have a previous version of Windows 10 on an existing device.
Can you explain the difference between a monthly update and a feature update?
I hear those terms a lot. Sure, feature updates such as the Creators Update will
be released twice per year. As the name suggests, these will add new features to
Windows 10 delivered in smaller more frequent updates compared to the
previous practice of releasing windows every three to five years. We also have
monthly releases delivering both security and non-security improvements.
These are cumulative so installing the latest monthly update is sufficient to
get all the available updates for a specific Windows 10 feature update.
A lot of folks like me have Windows 10 already on our devices. So how do we go
about getting the Windows 10 Creators update? Well, we are rolling out the
Creators Update in phases based on device testing and feedback to provide
high quality update experiences for the broadest set of users. So we recommend
that you wait until Windows 10 Creators Update is automatically offered to your
device. For advanced users who don't want to wait you can manually get the update
by following the steps on the software download site. As I noted, this option is
recommended for advanced users on devices running a licensed version of
Windows 10. So while this is downloading what actually is happening on your
machine when an install happens. Well a few things are happening.
First, the compatibility checks are on. This helps ensures that your device and apps
are ready for the update. Next, the download of Creators Update takes place
over your internet connection. Lastly, the installation takes place.
This is where your device puts together all the great new features and improvements
behind the scenes. All right, the one thing I've always noticed with when we
do installations is that you always have to restart your machine. Why are those
reboots happening? Now that everything's put together on your device the update
needs to be applied to your device. Think of you like getting a new engine for
your car. The mechanic needs your car to be turned off before the old engine can
be removed and replaced with the new one. The same thing is happening here with the update.
Once your device is restarted the final changes can be made safely
without interrupting anything you or your system may otherwise have been
running. Let me show you how to get an update on your Windows 10 device.
Wait, before we do that what kind of preparation does someone need to do on
the device before getting in the installation? Glad you asked. It's always
a good practice to do a few things before updating your device. First, ensure
you have a stable internet connection. Be sure to plug in your device to ensure
you have a stable power supply throughout the update process. Lastly
save and close any files you have open so you don't lose progress. All your
files will be untouched as a part of the update though feel free to backup any
important files you have as an added measure. So how does someone get the
update? There are two ways to get the Windows 10 Creators Update. The first one
is to get the update automatically via the phased rollout. When your device
becomes eligible for the Windows 10 Creators Update rollout, you'll be
prompted to make some important choices on your privacy settings before the
install of the update. So then is there a way to time when the updates actually
going to happen on my machine? Well, based on customer feedback you will have
expanded options for when you complete the installation. You'll have the ability
to specify a time that is convenient for you, snooze pending updates for a few
days and expand the active hours time window when you don't want to be
disturbed by an update. The second way is the advanced user route.
You can go to windows.com. That's where I met right here. Select Windows 10 at the top,
go to features and select overview. This will take you to a quick
overview of the Windows 10 Creators Update. On this page just below the new
with the Windows 10 Creators Update title, you can find a few more details
about the Windows 10 Creators Update but you can also download update assistance.
This tool will enable you to actually start the installation of Windows 10
Creators Update. Just save the tool as the download completes as soon as it's
over you can click run. Now this tool will launch on your device allowing you
to update to the latest version of Windows 10 which is Windows 10 Creators Update.
Select update now. There's a few checks for compatibility before we begin
and now everything seems so fast we can click Next to start the download.
So the update process is really focused on PCs. What does the user do for a phone?
The creator's update for Windows Phone has also began a phased rollout as
of early May. Note that update availability may vary by manufacturer,
model, country or regions, mobile operator or service provider, specified installed
software, hardware limitations and other factors. Well, thank you Cedric for taking
the time to show us all of this and answering our questions. No problem,
thanks for having me. We hope you enjoy the Windows 10 Creators Update
and the many new features it brings. If you have feedback about your
experience please use the feedback hub app to share it with us. You can open the
feedback app from Cortana search by typing feedback hub. We are listening to
your feedback to make Windows even better. Thanks for watching and we hope
you have a wonderful day!
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