Microsoft is about to start moving more PC users from earlier versions of Windows 10 to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, also known as the 2004 version.
The expanded deployment of Windows 10 version 2004 means that Microsoft will automatically start offering the feature update to more machines that are currently using older versions of Windows 10 that are nearing the end of the service and will therefore no longer receive security updates. .
Microsoft does not indicate which versions it will target for an update, but Windows 10 version 1809 is the next in line that it no longer receives security updates. This will happen on November 10, 2020, after Microsoft postponed the May 12 deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Microsoft began training its machine learning models in mid-June to “intelligently select” which PCs might be suitable for the Windows 10 2004 update.
“By using the machine learning-based (ML-based) training we’ve done so far, we’re increasing the number of devices selected to automatically upgrade to Windows 10, version 2004, which are nearing the end of service,” Microsoft says in a new update in Windows launch status panel.
“We will continue to train our machine learning at all stages to intelligently deploy new versions of Windows 10 and deliver a smooth upgrade experience,” added Microsoft.
People with Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 can still manually check for the feature update by clicking “Check for updates” in Windows Update.
It’s a small change of pace for the release of Windows 10 2004, and comes several months after Microsoft has had to address display glitches, printer errors, corrupted partitions and corrupted files in storage spaces, and a host of issues. Driver incompatibility discovered immediately after its release to the general public.
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Microsoft started using machine learning last June to update earlier versions of Windows 10 during the Windows 10 May 2019 update, also known as version 1903. Back then, its goal for the update was to update Windows 10 from April 2018, also known as version 1803, which was due to end of service on November 12, 2019 for Home and Pro editions.
The machine learning effort was part of Microsoft’s response to the failed release of Windows 10, version 1809 after users reported that the update was deleting user files.
