{"id":13353,"date":"2019-11-14T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderneuc.com\/?p=13353"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:24","slug":"windows-10-v1909-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/windows-10-v1909-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 v1909 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Windows 10 v1909  was released November 12, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This released carries an 18 month lifecycle for Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions and a 30 month support lifecycle for for Enterprise and Education editions.      Accordingly, Microsoft has update their <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/13853\/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet\">Windows lifecycle <\/a>fact sheet  page to show the new version end-of service dates follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-3-1024x510.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13356\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This new version contains just minimal set of new features, hoewever it focuses on stability and optimization of the platform    Per <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Windows-IT-Pro-Blog\/Windows-10-version-1909-delivery-options\/ba-p\/1002660\">blog post by John Wilcox<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. As a result, the new features in Windows 10, version 1909 were included in the latest monthly quality update for Windows 10, version 1903 (released October 8, 2019), but are currently in a dormant\/disabled state. These new features will remain dormant until they are turned on via an \u201cenablement package,\u201d a small, quick-to-install \u201cmaster switch\u201d that simply activates the Windows 10, version 1909 features. <\/p><cite>John Wilcox on Blog post:   <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Windows-IT-Pro-Blog\/Windows-10-version-1909-delivery-options\/ba-p\/1002660\">Windows 10, version 1909 delivery options<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from a few feature improvements (see below),  this version release is being handled very different than any other past Feature Update Microsoft has delivered in the past in two basic ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Not many updates <\/li><li>Installs as a cumulative update instead<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Feature updates are technically new versions of Windows 10, which become available twice a year (roughly every six months) during spring and fall.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While a quality update installation installs the just the updates (patches) into the existing device, the installation process of a Feature Update includes  at its basic level,  the following steps: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Move the existing  Windows 10 installation into the .old folder<\/li><li>Install new Windows 10 version<\/li><li>Restore copy Data, Profiles and applications <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This process takes anywhere between 30 -90 minutes depending on your device speed as well as a number of other user-specific factors (Like number of applications installed) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 10 version 1909 (v1909) Feature Update is much faster (10-15 minutes)  as it does not  follow the steps above described, but instead follows the steps of a Quality Update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2019\/11\/12\/how-to-get-the-windows-10-november-2019-update\/\">John Gable on Microsoft&#8217;s blog post<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-insider\/at-home\/whats-new-wip-at-home-1909\">New features<\/a>\u00a0include capabilities for:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Quickly creating an event directly from the Calendar flyout on the Taskbar.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Better managing notifications, including a new button at the top of the Action Center and the ability to sort notifications by most recently shown.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Integrating OneDrive content online with traditional indexed results in the File Explorer search box.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The navigation pane on the Start menu now expands when you hover over it with your mouse to better inform where clicking goes.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Using your voice to activate third-party digital assistants from the Lock screen.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for additional information, some resources I list below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Microsoft&#8217;s &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/whats-new-in-1909\">What\u2019s new for IT pros in Windows 10, version 1909<\/a>. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/4529964\/windows-10-update-history\">Microsoft&#8217;s Updates for Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909<\/a><\/li><li>A great blog post by <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/windows-10-1909-features\/\">Rafia Shaikh: What\u2019s New with Windows 10 1909: No Boatload of Untested Features; Focused Completely on Optimizations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 v1909 was released November 12, 2019. 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