Users will also see improvements to areas such as inking, which lets you annotate PDFs and create smart objects. OneDrive gets a major update, too, with the return of Files On-Demand, so you can efficiently manage your local storage.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Version 1709 Coming Oct. 17
There are a number of new features to look forward to in the Fall Creators Update. Game Mode, first introduced in version 1703, has been updated with a new button that takes full advantage of your PC’s processing power. Windows Defender keeps getting better too, with cloud intelligence built in, constantly monitoring your system against potential attacks and exploits. Here is what Terry Myerson – Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group had to say at the IFA Consumer Electronics Tradeshow in Berlin, Germany:
The Fall Creators Update will be released through regular channels such as Windows Update, Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant, Start Fresh and ISO files from the Software Download page. As with all feature updates, it does not guarantee the new version will work with your system. Before you upgrade, make sure you follow our 12-step guide which contains many tips to get your system prepped. Microsoft recently confirmed, systems with Intel Clover Trail processors, will not support versions 1703 and later; but the Anniversary Update will continue to be supported for such systems until January 2023. Coincidentally, version 1703 will be launched on the same day Microsoft retires version 1511. Users running the November Update will need to move up to at least 1607 to continue receiving support. Microsoft recently defined support for feature updates as 18 months from release. So, are you excited, fatigued or jaded about the new version? I’m interested in hearing your thoughts; drop a line in the comments. Looks like I’ll have to pull out my bag of tricks to stop this one until I’m caught unawares and Microsoft get their way again! Does anyone know how to permanently stop these upgrades? Yes I’ve used the Hide Updates Tool but even that isn’t guaranteed to work. Unlike you, at my age of 74, my “bag of tricks” were depleted years ago!!! And I certainly don’t have the patience or TIME to fiddle around fixing some glitch that may be created with a free upgrade from benevolent Microsoft engineers, who seem to be unable to take “No” for an answer. Ernie Any suggestions on the preferred method of installing 1709…coming soon…I did clean install 1703 in May 2017. Do you suggest using 1709 installation media and performing an upgrade within File Explorer or simply waiting for Windows Update to perform this automatically? Clean install, by booting from 1709 installation media, would be silly and unnecessary…right? Wayne Comment
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