Months after it was initially supposed to release to the wider Windows 10 user base, Microsoft has announced that it's finally rolling out the Windows 10 October update. The update, listed as Build 1809 brings with it a number of improvements to Windows, not least in terms of security and stability. It also introduces advanced clip board and screenshotting features, among other changes.
The October 2018 Update was originally supposed to release in the month it was named after, and it did. But problems swiftly arose, including a bizarre data deletion bug, problems with audio drivers, and incompatibility with certain hardware. Because of that, Microsoft halted the roll out and instead relegated the October update to its Insider Program only, delivering incremental portions and new versions of the update, to its fast and slow rings.
What was supposed to take just a couple of weeks turned into a four month-long affair where Microsoft had to retool major portions of the update to fix the ever-growing list of bugs. It does appear, though, that we've now reached a point where the update is stable and safe enough for wider consumption.
The update will now start rolling out to devices which Microsoft feels are most appropriate, automatically updating on select systems and then expanding to a wider range in the weeks to come. Anyone who wants to jump on the update early can manually trigger an update in Windows 10, but we'd suggest waiting this one out. Considering the number of problems we've seen, letting others test it for you would be a wise idea in the near future.
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