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Insider Fast ring builds have been preview builds for the next release of Windows since end of September - early October. In other words, we are already testing 1903 or 19H1, however you'd prefer to call it. The fact that winver still shows 1809 is in fact quite irrelevant, and will in quite near future change to 1903 (or 19H1).
Some updates are shown as update to 1903, some as update to Windows Next. However we call them, they are updates for 1903 / 19H1 preview builds.
Kari
Much happier with Microsoft and this build. Microsoft help female tech gave me a new product key to activate Windows based on the fact that I had a valid Windows 8.1 key. Good thing as I have at least 6 Windows VMs activated. I am happy with AOEMI Backupper Pro 4.6.1 Lifetime Upgrade which created a nice shortcut on the Desktop to do a System Update. Same with an Ubuntu Partition Backup and a Disk Backup. These are also scheduled (incremental backups). Debian,Kali, OpenSUSE Leap, Fedora and Ubuntu WSL. VMware WS 15. Virtualbox 6.0. Soptify,Netflix,Twitter, UWP (Facebook does NOT work). Nightly and Canary Browsers. Mail is fine. I'll be re-installing Office 365 Insider.
All in all I still prefer Ubuntu Disco but the gap is closing.
Finally got my Dell Venue Pro 11 7130 to Build 18317. Couldn't upgrade from 18305 to 18309, ...12 or ...17. Finally had to do a clean install. Worked like a charm. If all else fails...
Sigh.
--Ed--