How to Get the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update Now

Looking forward to getting your hands on the big Microsoft Spring Creators Update for Windows 10? If you can’t wait for the planned update, you have two options – an easy one and a more complex one.

What’s in the Spring Creators Update anyway?

Before you jump over obstacles to get the update before it ‘s rumored next week , here’s a quick recap of some of the new features you’ll find in it:

• New history for your task view : Press Windows Key + Tab and you will now see a small historical archive of the actions you performed in previous days, not just a list of all the applications you currently have open. You can search for specific activities using the small search icon in the upper right corner, and you can also sync the list of activities across multiple devices so you can resume what you were doing when switching from, say, your computer to a Windows 10 tablet. However, don’t expect to see everything you’ve done on Windows on this list: For example, recently visited websites will only show if you’ve used Microsoft Edge (which you probably didn’t).
• Updated settings: You can now customize sound settings, including the default volume at which certain applications should launch, through the Windows 10 Settings panel (specifically under the System option). You can also see what applications are launched when your system starts up; still configurable in Task Manager as always, but now also under Settings> Applications> Startup. The new font management system is also making its debut in the Settings app, which you can play with in Settings> Personalization> Fonts. Who doesn’t love fonts?
• Control your bandwidth update usage: If you are concerned that Microsoft Windows updates are consuming the monthly data your ISP allows you to use (ugh), you can now adjust the download and upload options for Windows and app updates. Go to Settings> Update & Security> Advanced Options> Delivery Optimization> Advanced Options to set some restrictions on what your computer downloads (or sends to others).
• Nearby Sharing: Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop, this feature, found whenever you press the share button on Windows, lets you stream content to other nearby Windows 10 PCs over a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection.

• Even More Cortana Skills: The various tasks that Cortana can help you with have been slightly reorganized, especially its Collections and Lists functions, and you can access even more services (especially smart home services) and skills. In other words, Windows 10 Spring Creators Update can make you more talkative with your desktop or laptop.
• Focus Assist: Tired of the hassle of your friends (or Windows) when you try to work? Now you can set what types of alerts and notifications you want to receive by default, and even set up special states for when you want (or don’t want) to be disturbed: when you are working, when you are playing games, etc.
• To make apps look less blurry: If you are using scaling on Windows because you are using a display with a huge resolution and smaller screen size, Windows 10 will now try to make apps less blurry when they struggle with scaling. Find this option under Settings> System> Display> Advanced Zoom.
• Wave goodbye to Homegroup: it’s gone. Sorry. Try OneDrive ?

Already tempted? If you want to know about every little function that appears in Microsoft Update, from Pureinfotech have a comprehensive guide to everything, what you can tinker. Make coffee and get ready to sit down for an extended reading. It’s a lot.

Once you’re ready, let’s proceed with the update.

Purchasing Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The Easy Way

As Neovin notes, the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update is easy to download and install if you enable the Windows Insider Program and select the Release Preview ring. (This also ensures that you get early access to updates, which should be reasonably stable by the time they are sent to you.)

It’s easy to become a Windows Insider:

• Open Windows 10 settings (for example, by clicking the Start menu and tapping the gear icon in the lower left corner).
• Click Update & Security.
• Click Windows Insider Program.
• Click the Get Started button.
• When prompted, indicate that you just want to receive Hotfixes, Applications and Drivers.

When you’re done, it’s worth going back to the Update & Security screen to make sure you’re just getting patches, apps, and drivers, and set yourself to a Slow pace if you want to minimize the chances of early updates will mess up your system. … They shouldn’t do this, but it never hurts to be safe. With any luck, this will allow you to get the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update before anyone else. If you feel impatient or want to test Microsoft updates earlier, you can also switch to a different content type, such as Active Windows Development or Fast paced updates.

Getting Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The Harder Way

If you just want to update Windows 10 Spring Creators and don’t want to deal with a Windows Insider, it’s okay if you don’t feel like a beta tester of Microsoft materials. GHacks details how to get the official update from Microsoft servers. You will have to overcome several technical challenges to get it ready for your system, but your patience will be rewarded with a fully working copy of the update before your non-Insider friends have it.

Here’s a quick overview of what you need to do:

• Get 32-bit or 64-bit ESD file from Microsoft (for English and US; other languages ​​are available here )
• Decrypt the ESD file using Wimlib , which you will have to run as administrator.
• Use Wimlib to convert ESD file to ISO file (which includes all Windows editions)
• Burn ISO to DVD or USB stick (thanks to Microsoft Windows USB / DVD Download Tool )
• Use your DVD / USB drive to install Windows 10 Spring Creators Update.

You don’t need to install a big update

Of course, it might be worth waiting a bit to install the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. As Martin Brinkmann of GHacks notes:

“I’ll wait at least a month before I even start upgrading production machines to a newer version of Windows 10. Past releases have shown that something can go horribly wrong during upgrades, and that Microsoft is busy fixing post-release issues. Windows “.

You can choose not to update your system for a week, just pause all updates for seven days – this can be found in Windows Update> Advanced options. Microsoft may not have enough time to fix all the bugs in the Spring Creators update, but that’s about it.

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