Current Status of Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809

slicendice · 28 Feb 2019

CountMike said:

Lazy may be better word, they are missing on many security updates.

Security does not really matter if the computer isn't connected to the internet. A company I worked for use some old DOS version which is network connected. Works very well and I would not upgrade it either, because there is no reason what so ever to change anything.

krzemien · 28 Feb 2019

CountMike said:

Lazy may be better word, they are missing on many security updates.

And may I ask where did you get this piece of dubious information from?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...date-kb4486996
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...for-windows-10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...bruary-12-2019

CountMike · 28 Feb 2019

slicendice said:

Security does not really matter if the computer isn't connected to the internet. A company I worked for use some old DOS version which is network connected. Works very well and I would not upgrade it either, because there is no reason what so ever to change anything.

There can't be many not connected to internet, at least thru main server.

jimbo45 · 28 Feb 2019

CountMike said:

There can't be many not connected to internet, at least thru main server.

Hi there
Quite a few places use basic local intranet while Internet access is done on a different server / gateway via controlled proxies so at the individual level machines don't have access to Internet. This can provide quite a good level of security if the people in charge of the server know what they are doing.

Some places also have wifi "Guest accounts" which aren't monitored but usually you can only connect to those via your own phones / laptops and not company laptops etc.

Cheers
jimbo

Bree · 28 Feb 2019

CountMike said:

... they are missing on many security updates.

They are probably on the Long Term Service Branch. Even the original release of 10240 (1507) is still in mainstream support, with extended support ending in 2025.

Windows 10 version history	Date of availability	Mainstream support end date	Extended support end date
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019	November 13, 2018	January 9, 2024	January 9, 2029
Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB	August 2, 2016	October 12, 2021	October 13, 2026
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB	July 29, 2015	October 13, 2020	October 14, 2025

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...cle-fact-sheet

D4n · 28 Feb 2019

CountMike said:

Lazy may be better word, they are missing on many security updates.

Exactly!

slicendice · 28 Feb 2019

Bree said:

They are probably on the Long Term Service Branch. Even the original release of 10240 (1507) is still in mainstream support, with extended support ending in 2025.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...cle-fact-sheet

Most probably yes. And security is not a concern for those. Besides, I doubt most corporations are that interested in new features like VR and DXR or any graphical bling. ;-)

krzemien · 28 Feb 2019

Yes, we tend to concentrate on doing the boring work instead and rather care about 100% availability and reliability.

Which is something that cannot be said about borked 1809 release I'm afraid (to start with, as a recent example, as per this thread).

Josey Wales · 28 Feb 2019

Is every CU for 1809 going to go to the RP forever? When will non RP users get the security protection that this in the RP are getting?

LEOPEVA64 · 28 Feb 2019

Josey Wales said:

Is every CU for 1809 going to go to the RP forever? When will non RP users get the security protection that this in the RP are getting?

Forever? the latest CU was released in the RP ring just 7 days ago, the CU KB4476976 was tested in the RP ring for just 12 days before being released in the stable version.