Windows 10 update settings and 1809 update size

Hi, a few points:
1. 1903 - the next build- will be out soon. You could skip 1809.
2. For any build, best wait until at least the first major update is released
3. The 365 days deferral is defined thus (I think):

The standard Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) option means you’ll get updates when they’re being provided to consumer PCs. If you switch to the Semi-Annual Channel, you’ll only get updates after they’ve been more thoroughly tested and Microsoft feels they’re ready for Enterprise deployment. This often happens about four months after the update is released to consumers.

So, if you switch to the Semi-Annual Channel and defer feature updates for 365 days, you’ll receive updates a year after they appear in the Semi-Annual channel. In other words, it will take about 16 months for an update to reach your PC after it first rolls out to consumer PCs.

And in particular for 1803:

You can change this setting to Semi-Annual Channel (the new name for what was previously known as Current Branch for Business, as shown here. That defers feature updates until Microsoft declares them "ready for business deployment." For version 1803, that declaration happened uncharacteristically quickly, a mere two months after the initial release.

https://www.howtogeek.com/286658/how...in-windows-10/

4. Therefore you would receive both the initial feature upgrade, and the subsequent update, which could be almost as large.
5. I'm surprised that you have a significant allowance limit in the UK
6. You could alleviate the download size problem by downloading the appropriate iso on a different PC/internet connection, then using it on yours.

But only when the April 2019 build has been installed of course...

I guess this also means that Home users will now also be able to pause all updates for 35 days.

That's what the article I found says...

• Starting with the May 2019 Update (previously called the April 2019 Update), you will see a notification that the update is available when Microsoft thinks it’s ready for your PC. However, it’s your choice when—and whether—to install it. Windows 10 won’t just start downloading and installing it without your say-so. You’ll have to click “Download and install now.”
• When you click “Check for Updates” in Windows 10, you can choose whether you want to install the resulting updates or pause updates for up to 35 days. This pause feature is new to Windows 10 Home, and was previously only available in Windows 10 Professional. Previously, Windows automatically installed updates right after checking. And yes, this applies to smaller security, stability, and driver updates, too. (You can only pause seven days at a time, but you can pause up to five times in a row.)

meridius said:

-I deferred the feature update by 365 days ... But I actually don't know when I made this setting as I now want to count the start date of when I made this setting + 365 days.


...my branch readiness level is Semi-Annual Channel and not Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)

The 365 days doesn't start counting from when you set the deferral. As you are not on the (Targeted) channel it starts counting from the day 1809 is declared as 'ready for broad deployment' (or 'Current Branch for Business' as it used to be called). That happened at the end of March. If you were on the Semi-Annual (Targeted) Channel then the count started from the day 1809 was released on November 13, 2018.


Windows 10 version 1809 designated for broad deployment - Windows 10 Forums

MS media creation tool will create an iso or boot disk. Just search for it - or read the tutorial about creating a boot disk to install Windows. Doing that
- saves redownloading it
- makes it easy to reattempt the upgrade should it fail.

Using an iso, you also have the usual option to receive updates or not as part of the procedure.

No notification if you have the feature update deferred of course - and you might expect any such to be over a period of 2-3 months after initial release.