Current Status of Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809

dmod said:

My laptop that was blocked from updating to 1809 due to the Intel driver issue, just started updating to 1809 after manually searching for an update.

If the Intel driver blocking issue was still applicable to your machine you wouldn't have been offered 1809 when you checked for updates, so you should be good to go.

Microsoft said:

Note on upgrade blocks: ... If we detect that your device may have an issue, such as an application incompatibility, we will not install the update until that issue is resolved, even if you “Check for updates”. We do this so that you avoid encountering any known problems.

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I actually DO have an issue with it on my notebook (has an HDD, i5 3230M, 8GB): takes way longer to boot + unreliable task scheduler task-running (task manager not showing up by itself reliably anymore after logging in).

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Out of more than 100,000 PCs surveyed, only 21.2% run the October Update.

That's weird

D4n said:

That's weird

Well, it isn't really, for example my corporate machine remains on 1709.

I wouldn't classify them as being slow, prudent is much better word to start with.