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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
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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This is not the first time an update has crashed my computer. Previously, I would factory reset it using a windows 10 USB stick, but that no longer works either.
You will need to set the stick as first boot device in bios settings, For me I press Del at Acer screen, then boot options tab.
I would strongly advise turning off wifi first as it seems that the update has also updated the USB stick as that no longer works.
Im really effing POd with this next stupid Microsoft update virus headache..
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.
ok I finally found an answer online, the new optional update is a beta patch for the **** ups in the recent update
Here's everything I've got at "START, Settings, Update & Security, View Update History, Uninstall Updates"...
(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...
Windows 10 update history
