Feature Update To 1903 - "Download and install now" option missing

I'm sure it was there yesterday, but today it isn't. Btw, ignore flight mode in the taskbar - wifi is activated and signal is strong. Windows 10 1809 running on Acer Iconia w4 32GB.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.

1) Download windows 10 iso 1903 to the desktop or to a flash drive (> or = 8 GB)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
Download Windows 10 ISO File
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

2) open file explorer > this PC > C: > click on the iso and launch setup or setup.exe

3) perform an in place upgrade repair:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

To improve the likelihood of success with the upgrade:
a) uninstall any non-Microsoft antivirus with the applicable uninstall tool
b) uninstall any non-Microsoft firewall
c) uninstall any non-Microsoft drive encryption
d) place the computer in clean boot
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts
e) make sure the drive free space is > 30 GB
Free Up Drive Space in Windows 10
f) perform windows updates after a successful upgrade and not during the upgrade

Tozzy said:

I'm sure it was there yesterday, but today it isn't....

I have only seen (or rather, not seen) the missing 'download and install now' link in 32-bit Windows 10 1809.

As Windows Update is showing the 1903 Feature update as available, then it appears to think your machine is ready for it. You should be able to upgrade to 1903 by following zbooks's instructions.

Hi thanks for your replies. I'm running 32bit windows yes. Although the instructions will greatly help, I'm thinking of letting a week go by to see if the upgrade option magically reappears. I'm not longer getting the "not ready yet" message so as you say it will likely think the device is ready to be upgraded, yet why the option is not there is anyone's guess. I would imagine a glitch with the update app. Do you think clearing the cache would help? Also, my device is 28.9GB or something, hence another reason I'm hesitant to install manually.

An additional option is to check the computer specifications and availability of RAM.
If the RAM options allow > 4 GB then you can consider increasing/replacing the RAM and switching to 64x.

Tozzy said:

I'm running 32bit windows yes....

The missing 'download and install now' appears to be a bug only in the x86 version of Windows. I never found a way to make to make it work as it does in x64.

The upgrade using the ISO still works perfectly though, so use that when you are ready.

Bree said:

The missing 'download and install now' appears to be a bug only in the x86 version of Windows. I never found a way to make to make it work as it does in x64.

Interesting.

The upgrade using the ISO still works perfectly though, so use that when you are ready.

Seems the only way then. Many thanks again, you've (all) been a great help.

Tozzy said:

Seems the only way then. Many thanks again, you've (all) been a great help.

Also, using the ISO is MUCH faster than using the 'download and install' button, IF it were there