Windows 10 October 2020 Update is now available

Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2020-10-21T01:10:42+00:00

How to get the Windows 10 October 2020 update

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/10/20/how-to-get-the-windows-10-october-2020-update/

What is new in Windows 10 October 2020 update

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/10/20/whats-new-in-the-windows-10-october-2020-update/

Windows 10 20H2 Release information and known issues

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-20h2

Current status as of October 20, 2020

Windows 10, version 20H2 is available for users with devices running Windows 10, versions 1903 and higher who manually seek to “Check for updates” via Windows Update. The recommended servicing status is Semi-Annual Channel.

Note We are slowly throttling up availability over the coming weeks to ensure a reliable download experience. As a result, the update may not be offered to you right away.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-25T05:49:44+00:00

    i have been checking this update for last 4 days and still i didn't get it. I got the april update the very next day its released but still waiting for October update. My lap is HP

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-24T16:47:52+00:00

    I seem to have a computer stuck on build 20175_rs_prerelease.200717-1349. If I try to update to 20h2, it wants to keep nothing and won't just do an upgrade. If I do a fresh install of 20H2, the install works, but fails to recognize the camera on my surface pro 4 for windows hello. Nothing I have tried or even MS support can figure out how to get the camera to work with windows hello. (The camera works but is not recognized by the biometric services.) I'm stuck, I cant go forward without loosing functionality and do not get any updates from insider. Any help for my problem is appreciated.

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  3. Neil D 34,285 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-10-24T13:28:54+00:00

    Looking at the known issues for Windows 10 October release I see Microsoft are now calling it 20H2

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-20h2

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  5. Neil D 34,285 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-10-24T11:01:50+00:00

    Okay I see. I thought I recognised your user name from the Insider forum. I didn't actually try a link in this thread as I already knew about the 2009 release. There does seem to be a lot of people/users plus Microsoft using version 20H2 or 2009 (in text) when I thought 20H2 was what they had used in the Insider Previews and 2009 was the public release.

    As in 20H1 or 2004.

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