Windows 10 May 2021 update now available

Anonymous
2021-05-19T06:30:23+00:00

The first major update to Windows 10 of the year, called Windows 10 May 2021 update is now available.

How to get the Windows 10 May 2021 Update
How to get the Windows 10 May 2021 Update | Windows Experience Blog

Windows 10 21H1 Release Health.

Windows 10, version 21H1 | Microsoft Docs

IT tools to support Windows 10, version 21H1

IT tools to support Windows 10, version 21H1 - Microsoft Tech Community

KB5000736: Featured update to Windows 10, version 21H1 by using an enablement package

KB5000736: Featured update to Windows 10, version 21H1 by using an enablement package (microsoft.com)

From the Blog:

In the current environment, we know that you continue to rely on your PCs more than ever. As a result, we are initially taking a measured seeker-based approach to the rollout of the May 2021 Update. We are throttling availability up over the coming weeks to ensure a reliable download experience for all, so the update may not be offered to you right away. Additionally, some devices might have a compatibility issue for which a safeguard hold is in place. In these cases, we will not offer the update until we are confident that you will have a good update experience.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-05-31T12:16:13+00:00

    I can't even roll back. The updates are mandatory so, as the computer is now not of use anymore, I was wondering if you could send the replacement cost of about $700 to my paypal account:

    ******@gmail.com

    ?

    Otherwise, I will continue posting this negative to this group everyday until either the roll back is sent to my other system to upload to a usb drive, or you send me the replacement cost.

    Sound good?

    Hope so as I am very persistent.

    Kind regards,

    Richard

    PS Oh yes, I did try everything including

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/windows/troubleshoot-black-screen-or-blank-screen-errors-79bcd941-5c32-5da9-9a99-9ed1a53b0d94
    And
     the Nvidia card shows the Acer then microsoft logo and spinner prior to the screen going blank, plus, the operating system restore dvd no longer works, though it did before (so I am assuming it too has been infected).

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T19:30:46+00:00

    Here's everything I've got at "START, Settings, Update & Security, View Update History, Uninstall Updates"...

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    (a) KB5000736: Feature update to 21H1. There is no preview for that.

    (b) Servicing Stack 10.0.19041.1022: One comes in automatically with every update to facilitate it.

    (c) KB5003254: Cumulative Update Preview for.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10.

    (d) KB5003214: (OS Builds 19041.1023, 19042.1023, and 19043.1023) Preview.

    My OS Build (at right-click START, System) is 19043.1023 because I took the preview. Yours must be ...985 because that was the last "stable" one released. The stable ones are actually the finalized quality update that normally is released on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. It is called a "B" release. That's when you'll become ...1023 -- in June. The previews are called "C" & "D" releases because they are normally released on the 3rd & 4th Tuesdays/or so of the month. That is how I read it from the site Sumit posted. Here you can see the history of 21H1 updates & which are previews...

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-10-update-history-1b6aac92-bf01-42b5-b158-f80c6d93eb11

    Windows 10 update history

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T18:28:43+00:00

    ok I finally found an answer online, the new optional update is a beta patch for the **** ups in the recent update

    https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-optional-updates-are-available-for-windows-10-versions-21h1-20h2-and-2004

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T14:42:05+00:00

    I know what a preview is, I was confused because they never offered a preview of 21H1 until *after* the stable quality update, in fact it was the very next day, kinda strange, guess I'll have this optional update that I'll never install, imagine if I installed that preview after I had already installed the final quality update, possible it might throw things off on my computer

    ok that was way confusing, I already got the official, stable update, why on earth would they offer a preview (beta?) of the stable update I just got

    21H1 was a feature update (new Windows version). As Sumit said, a preview is an early version of the next quality update (new OS Build). It contains only the non-security elements. Going by the article, you can skip the previews & just wait for the quality update proper. I've been taking them. I may now begin to skip them myself now that I've read that article. They are really meant for IT professionals who have to deploy these updates to multiple computers & want a head start.

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