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When is Creators Update safe?
I have four Windows computers, and generally use only three. The forth was an older Vista machine that was given to me, and I took it with the intention of loading it with Linux Mint. However, when I get it hooked up and powered on, I found someone had replaced Vista with Windows 10 Home -- so, I resisted the temptation to scrub the hard disk and set it aside. A few weeks later, I checked for updates, and brought it up-to-date. A few weeks later I got the "Good News! The Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way...." Since this is an older machine, I didn't want to jump into anything, so I'll letting it set, and continued checking the Creators Update message weekly.
Some postings I've seen implied that the "Want to be one of the first to get it?" message will go away; but I eventually got impatient and jumped in: the update proceeded without any problem.
QUESTION: Will the "Want to be first...." message go away on my other machines (the ones I use) and imply that all the device drivers for my particular configuration are ready and the Creators Update will be about as safe as it is gonna get, so I could go ahead with the update? My main machine, a Intel Core 2 Quad-Core, is nine years old and was custom made for me with components I choose & purchased. It will be last. But I'd like to slowly proceed with the other two ...