How to get the Windows 10 May 2021 Update version 21H1

itsme1 · 05 Jul 2021

okay good.

You have the same problem as me. I just went to Microsoft®Update Catalog to see if I can download the KB with google chrome. I can't, I need microsoft edge. The problem comes from microsoft not tenforum.

don1952 · 05 Jul 2021

itsme1 said:

okay good. You have the same problem as me. I just went to Microsoft®Update Catalog to see if I can download the KB with google chrome. I can't, I need microsoft edge. The problem comes from microsoft not tenforum.

I've had no problem downloading it with Firefox, or Edge.

However in Chrome I needed to right click on the correct link in the thread (.msu or .cab) and choose Inspect. to arrive here

How to get the Windows 10 May 2021 Update version 21H1-capture1.png

and you can then click the highlighted link to download

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itsme1 · 06 Jul 2021

don1952 said:

I've had no problem downloading it with Firefox, or Edge.

However in Chrome I needed to right click on the correct link in the thread (.msu or .cab) and choose Inspect. to arrive here

and you can then click the highlighted link to download

Yes, inspecting that works for me too.

I also right clicked on the link in the thread, chose "save the link as ..." -> clicked "save" in the window that opens, chrome indicates "impossible to download name of the link to secure way "-> clicked" ^ "and clicked" keep ".

It must be a problem with chrome, I'll do a google search.

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A download not starting - with no error messages - most likely means the file is being blocked by Google Chrome because it’s being served from an HTTP address

Google Chrome – Downloads won’t start / being blocked

You have to go to the microsoft catalog update to see the message in red in the console.

bru · 06 Jul 2021

I should have thought to try a different browser as I have run in to the Chrome issue before but never pursued it further.

Chrome is blocking downloads? Here is why! - gHacks Tech News

alshorif · 11 Jul 2021

May i know windows 10 update available on OEM version product key also?

kado897 · 11 Jul 2021

alshorif said:

May i know windows 10 update available on OEM version product key also?

Welcome to Ten forums alshorif. It should make no difference, in fact mine is OEM and I got it. They may have other blocks on however and they are not very good at telling us what they are.

VBF · 12 Jul 2021

hake said:

I installed KB5000736. I now realise that it is just the ENABLEMENT package. I looked in Control Panel->System and, lo and behold, the installed version of Windows 10 has become 21H1. I feel a bit stupid not to have tumbled to that conclusion first time. I had assumed that because subsequently running Windows Update hadn't shown 21H1 as being installed, it hadn't happened.

It works! D'oh!

You're not alone! I just did EXACTLY the same thing!

I was on Winver 20H2 (OS Build 19042.1083), installed KB5000736 and thought nothing had happened.
I ran Winver again and it now shows 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1083).

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I always thought that the Enablement Package was just to enable the update to be downloaded.

Apparently I was wrong and in this instance, it had already downloaded and the Enablement Package....ummmmm enabled it!

Double D'Oh

Oddly, it does not show it as a Feature update - this is my most recent Feature Update

However, Control Panel shows:

But look carefully at the 20H2 installation dates between Settings and Control Panel and they're different!
A fine example of miscommunication between left hand (Settings) and right hand (Control Panel)

UPDATE:

This IT tools to support Windows 10, version 21H1 - Microsoft Tech Community explains it.

Corona · 14 Jul 2021

Finally updated to 21H1 on its own today for me. I was kind of expecting it since the reliability history showed about a million updates over the past month.

Mikey89 · 14 Jul 2021

Anyone know how long it would take for 21H1 to install on an M.2 - 2TB SSD ?

kado897 · 14 Jul 2021

Mikey89 said:

Anyone know how long it would take for 21H1 to install on an M.2 - 2TB SSD ?

Probably only a couple of minutes if you are updating from a fully up to date 20H2. It's only an enablement package not a full upgrade.