Windows 10 will soon get a new feature update that Microsoft has named Windows 10 Version 2004 or 20H1 will publish. Version 20H1 brings some new features for Windows 10.
We will summarize the before the release of the update five key points together that you need to know about the innovations.
# 1: Windows 10 version 20H1 will be released in late May
The update, which is already available for users of the Insider Ring, is expected to appear on May 28, 2020, as WindowsLatest reported.
If you want to try the new version of Windows 10 now, you can use the current build Windows 10 Insider Slow Ring download:
- Log on to the Windows Insider website with your Windows account.
- Accepts the Terms of Use for the Insider Program.
- Now calls the settings of Windows 10 and controls the menu Update & Security -> Windows Insider Program.
- Activates the complete transmission of diagnostic data to Microsoft.
- Click Get Started in the Windows Insider Program menu and select your Microsoft account.
- Follow the installation instructions.
- Download the latest preview build from the Update & Security -> Windows Update menu.
# 2: Features that improve usability
Microsoft has listed which in an official blog post Changes and news Windows 10 in version 20H1 offers:
- The update makes Cortana a "personal productivity assistant": users can instruct the AI to send e-mails with a certain content, set meetings in the calendar and request them, and adjust certain Windows settings. You can read more details on the corresponding Microsoft website.
- Users can now name virtual desktops themselves.
- There is an option to automatically open UWP apps when Windows 10 restarts.
- Bluetooth devices are paired via the notifications – users no longer have to navigate to the settings menu.
- The keyboard shortcuts get new emojis including various kaomojis (Japanese emojis).
- Windows search improvements are intended to use an algorithm to identify high memory usage and improve the performance of the search function.
- There are four new quick search features on the Windows 10 search home screen: weather, breaking news, new movies, and today's historical events.
- The update includes a preview of new DirectX 12 features, including DirectX Raytracing Tier 1.1, Mesh Shader and Sampler Feedback.
- The Xbox Game Bar gets an FPS counter and an achievement overlay.
# 3: The update process can cause problems
Past updates for Windows 10 regularly caused minor and major problems immediately after their release. Update 1809, for example, caused resentment among Windows users in autumn 2018 when the new version deleted various data due to an error.
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The preview version of Windows 10 version 20H1 seems to have been spared from such serious bugs. Microsoft only states that the Update process in some cases apparently takes longer than normal (via Forbes).
If you still want to be on the safe side and avoid potential problems with the update, you can For the time being, do not install the update – assuming the corresponding earlier version of Windows (see also the next point).
# 4: Microsoft supports earlier versions of Windows 10 – but limited
If you are using the current build of Windows 10, i.e. version 1909, you can initially do without an update from Windows 10 to version 2004, alias 20H1. Microsoft will continue to support this version until May 2021. The following support regulations apply to earlier versions of Windows 10:
- Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 update): Support end of November 2020
- Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 update): Support end of December 2020
If you don't want to install the upcoming May update for Windows 10 yet, you can continue to use your previous version of Windows. However, if the support expires, an update is due.
How can I postpone Windows updates? You can in the system settings of Windows 10 under the point Update & Security -> Windows Update -> Advanced Settings open a dropdown menu. There you have the option to postpone quality updates that are published monthly by up to 35 days. You can postpone feature updates like 20H1 for a maximum of 18 months (until the end of support for your current version of Windows).
You also have the option to use Windows 10 general waiving of the update installation to force. We explain how this works in our article on Windows updates. We do not recommend the method described there as a permanent solution, because it means that relevant security updates are also affected by the update lock.
# 5: Windows 10X comes later
Microsoft has announced in an official blog post that it will start with the new Windows 10X operating system only together with single-screen devices will deliver. A version for the announced dual-screen hardware Surface Neo is still a long way off.
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