What to expect from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
The fourth feature update to Windows 10 is scheduled to arrive in October. It’s packed with a wide assortment of new and refined features, including some new security options designed to block zero-day exploits and ransomware.
By Ed Bott for The Ed Bott Report | September 8, 2017
After a little more than two years, Microsoft has finally settled into a rhythm with its new, fast-paced development cadence.
What Microsoft’s marketers are calling the Fall Creators Update (version 1709) is in the final stages of development now and is scheduled to arrive on desktop PCs starting October 17.
This will be the fourth feature update to Windows 10 in a little over two years. And that pace will continue, with new feature updates (essentially full upgrades) due on a predictable twice-yearly cadence going forward.
As with previous feature updates, there will be no last-minute surprises in this update. It’s been developed in the open, with dozens of preview releases to members of the Windows Insider Program. For those who haven’t been paying close attention, though, this article should get you up to speed quickly.
When I looked through my notes from the past few months of testing Windows Insider builds, I was struck by how many changes have made their way into this update. And those changes encompass a wide array of user scenarios, including a healthy assortment aimed at IT pros and developers.
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