First Major Update for Windows 10 Available

carbuff said:

lopedoggie

Thank you for your response.

To clarify, I have been running Windows 10 Pro since August and have successfully received numerous UPDATES.

Today, I received notification of the first UPGRADE to the August issuance of Windows 10.

Upgrading the Lenovo, I received the failed message for the UPGRADE.

I thought the Media Creation tool was specific to only upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7, 8, etc.

Since I already have Windows 10 installed and running, I only want the UPGRADE to the new higher level of OS.

This is why I question whether to use the Media Creation Tool.

One purpose of the Media Creation Tool is to create install media. For use after you have done the upgrade. For doing a clean install after that for instance. Once you do the upgrade and activate, you get a digital entitlement for Windows 10 for that PC. Clean installs are then possible without having to install the original qualifying OS and doing an upgrade the second or third time around on that same PC. If you already have a digital entitlement you can if you want clean install build 10586. Or if you want upgrade from 10240 to 10586. The MCT will allow you to do any one of those depending on what options you chose. You can upgrade with or without install media. To clean install you need the install media. It all depends on what you want to do. Windows 8.1 also has its own Media Creation Tool with very similar options. If you have an OEM PC with no install media these are the places to go to get official Microsoft Install media.

GARoss said:

Thanks Wynona.
I'd prefer to do an update. So, you're running Win 10 Insider Preview TH2 version 1511 build 10586 now? I'm on Win 10 Home 64-bit. Is this update for my system or just Insiders?

This is for those who are currently running Windows 10 Build 10240 RTM.

Insiders got this a couple of weeks ago, but only got the final bits day before yesterday or so.

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Wynona said:

This is for those who are currently running Windows 10 Build 10240 RTM.

Insiders got this a couple of weeks ago, but only got the final bits day before yesterday or so.

Thanks!

paulobao said:

Hi,

I've a Toshiba KIRA laptop running w10 from august|
Yesterday I had the update for the new build!
I installed it but a message appeared saying that some updates were not installed!
Now: if I go to my update history I have this "Actualização para Windows 10 para Sistemas baseados em x64 (KB3106246)" (ok it is in portuguese...) and "Successfully installed on 12/11/2015". So, apparently the update was successfully installed!
But when I verify the win version (winver) it reports "Version 10.0 (Build 10240)".

Any help?

Cheers,
paulo

(KB3106246) is not the threshold 2 update to 10586, it's just a regular patch.

As I've mentioned before, I checked for updates this morning around 9:30 AM and there were a whole bunch for Lappy 17. Included was Version 1511 (10586.3).

Although as usual, it took around an hour for the update, it's finished now and everything is seemingly OK.

Now I gotta put some programs back on it. And add a few that I use regularly.