How to get the Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

Well, when updating to 1903 it gets to 99% downloading and just sits. I hate to start over since it is slow as cold molasses. Why would it hang at 99% DL?

dustymars said:

Well, when updating to 1903 it gets to 99% downloading and just sits. I hate to start over since it is slow as cold molasses. Why would it hang at 99% DL?

If you are getting 1903 through Windows update, then that seems to be normal. It does not 'hang', rather it seems to have a lot of background processing to do once the necessary files have downloaded. If left long enough it will (eventually) get to 100%. This is a successful update to 1903 that I timed earlier....

Bree said:

Windows Update said "Downloading - 0%" which climbed steadily to 99% while Task Manager showed steady download progress. Network activity virtually ceased after 3.5GB had been downloaded in 15 minutes (this time is entirely dependent on your broadband speed).

The step from "Downloading - 99%" to "Downloading - 100%" took an astonishing 42 minutes, during which there was little or no network activity but a lot of CPU activity, mostly from the Windows Installer....

How long does the 1903 upgrade take using Windows Update?

f14tomcat said:

Intersecting graph above. The data source and statistics are a bit biased and misleading, I would think, based on what was sampled and from where and by whom, and for how long (1 day?).

It's some representation and probably it's as good as it can be. I would trust it more than officially available MS numbers.

Also, different view & some context here:

AdDuplex Windows Device Statistics reports


My careful bet is that growth of 1903 installations - despite higher initial uptake - will be worse than current (not perfect) 1809 saturation as people will simply decide to wait given the choice to defer the upgrade they've ultimately been granted (and I'm one of them).

I did it another way that only took 5 hours. Go MS, it was free after all :)

f14tomcat said:

I'd rather see MS or other Industry stats.

Understood, but just bear in mind that MS stats won't be objective, naturally.

Evolving Windows 10 servicing and quality: the next steps | Windows Experience Blog

Windows Feature Updates will be rolled out as monthly updates are now. Looks like it will be quicker to get a feature update.

This is agile done right.