Possibly stupid question - Build 1709 as Windows Update. If yes when ?

AddRAM said:

But I also believe Navy has posted that he's updated many machines using the windows update method and has not had 1 problem.

My update from the AU to the CU went flawlessly also.

No, I have never waited for Windows Updates on these big updates. Download ISO file once, usually the day it is available as a non-Insider build, upgrade all computers at once. I've had a couple of updates fail to install that way. One was a very old installation of Windows that who knows what the now departed user of that particular computer clicked on to mess Windows up enough to not take the upgrade, and the other was an installation that I was messing around with myself testing different things. My feeling is I would like to know right up front if the update is going to fail, so I can fix it. Other than just plain failing to install, I've never had a major update cause any serious problems once it installed successfully.

To the original question:

Possibly stupid question - Build 1709 as Windows Update. If yes when ?

Yes, build 1709 is being pushed through Windows Update, just like all the past updates have and likely all the future updates will. The next question is when. The answer to that question is that it could be tonight, it could be one week from now, it could be one month from now, it may never happen, and the worse scenario is it will attempt it and fail multiple times causing you tens of GBs of useless downloads.

To me Windows Update is meant for those 100s of millions of users who have absolutely no idea that there is even a major Windows 10 update in existence. It's a method to allow Microsoft to push it in through the back door. But if you know it's there, and you're checking for it every day or week.....I guess if that's your thing, it really shouldn't matter to me, I don't have to click on all the threads, "When will I get it? Should I have gotten it now? Do I need the Anniversary Update before I get the FCU because I still haven't gotten the Anniversary Update yet?"

I myself have always updated Manually each feature update, but with a backup in place prior to starting the backup is what I've always done even on my Original HP P6-2133W older a bit Desktop, my old Asus M52BC_M32BC system last year for Anniversary update/and Spring Creators, and then when got Fall Creators had my shiny new Asus G11CD Intel based system, so did upgrade manually again.

NO major problems, just lost access to Windows 10 Pro for some reason, possibly due to embedded UEFI Key in UEFI Bios, but was solved via chatting with Microsoft Answer Tech

DjDiabolik said:

My request it's related to a different point of view.......

As far as waiting for windows update to say it's your turn, there's no way to know for sure how Microsoft decide a machine is ready. There may be just one piece of hardware in you machine that's a 'problem device'. MS regularly update compatibility definitions as they learn more about problems/successes from their telemetry, and as new drivers are written to deal with known issues (like the Broadcom one that held up the 1703 rollout for some).

All you can do is make sure you have all the latest updates - checking manually helps (windows update only checks automatically about once a week). Then when it's your turn you'll get the 'Features Update for Windows 10, version 1709' as soon as it's deemed ready for you.

AddRAM said:

So, what is the point to your question or topic ?

CUT CUT

Read correctly the title........... it's include "when".

The point of thread it's clear...... or I thought the question could be clear..........possibly not ?

Obviously the build 1709 will sooner or later be released on the windows update... the sense of thread it's know a possibly ETA and all it's already clear on my side......

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I have also mark the thread as "Solved" right now.... it's ok now ?

DjDiabolik said:

Obviously the build 1709 will sooner or later be released on the windows update... the sense of thread it's know a possibly ETA and all it's already clear on my side......

*EDIT*
I have also mark the thread as "Solved" right now.... it's ok now ?

And that's the problem. It is impossible to give you an ETA. You might get it tomorrow via Windows Update with just an equal a possibility that you will never get it via Windows Update.