Neowin News Feed for: 1803

Three Windows 10 versions reach the end of support today, albeit with some caveats

Abhay V — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:00:01 +0000

Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, and 1909 are reaching the end of support today. Versions 1909 and 1809 will still be supported for some enterprise customers, but 1803 will not receive updates anymore. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 builds 19042.804, 18363.1377 - here's what's new

Rich Woods — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:22:01 +0000

It's the second Tuesday of the month, and that makes it Patch Tuesday, the day that Microsoft releases new updates for all supported versions of Windows 10, going back to version 1507. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 2004 is now the most popular version

Abhay V — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:20:01 +0000

AdDuplex has released its monthly usage share report for Windows 10. This month, the May 2020 Update (2004) becomes the most used OS, and the October 2020 Update (20H2) makes its debut. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 1909 becomes the most popular version

Rich Woods — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:16:01 +0000

AdDuplex has released its monthly report on Windows 10 usage today, and version 1909 of the operating system has finally overtaken version 1903 to become the most popular version of Windows 10. Read more...

Microsoft extends support for Windows 10 version 1803 for six months

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that, due to the impact of the global pandemic on businesses, it's extending support for Windows 10 version 1803 to allow for time to make the upgrade to a newer version. Read more...

Windows 10 is five years old - here's how it's evolved

Rich Woods — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:00:01 +0000

Windows 10 originally launched on July 29, 2015, and a lot of things have changed over the years. In fact, almost everything has changed, but it came slowly over the last five years. Read more...

AdDuplex: The year-old Windows 10 version 1903 is still the most popular

Rich Woods — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:12:01 +0000

According to AdDuplex, Windows 10 version 2004 is barely getting off the ground at 11.6% usage, while the year-old version 1903 is still the most popular version of the OS at 43.6%. Read more...

AdDuplex: The May 2020 Update is now installed on 7% of Windows 10 PCs

Rich Woods — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:56:01 +0000

Today, AdDuplex released its monthly report showing the usage data for various versions of Windows 10. The year-old version 1903 is still the most popular, with version 2004 on 7% of Windows 10 PCs. Read more...

Microsoft acknowledges printing issues with all Windows 10 versions

Rich Woods — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:50:01 +0000

Microsoft documented a couple of new known issues for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, one of which is that certain printers might be unable to print after this month's Patch Tuesday update. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 1909 usage increases slightly since last month

Rich Woods — Wed, 27 May 2020 13:00:02 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly usage report today, showing which are the most popular versions of Windows 10, which is still 1903, as well as which are the most popular Surface PCs. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 1909 usage still gradually increasing

Rich Woods — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:32:01 +0000

Today, AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage report, and there are no surprises. Once again, the latest version of the operating system shows a mild growth in user adoption. Read more...

Microsoft is pausing optional Windows 10 updates in May

Rich Woods — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:08:01 +0000

Beginning in May, Microsoft will not be offering new optional cumulative updates for Windows 10. This applies to all supported versions, and it's so the company can focus on security. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 1909 now on 22.6% of Windows 10 devices

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:16:01 +0000

AdDuplex has released its monthly market share report regarding Windows 10 devices, and, as expected, it shows that the November 2019 Update is gradually making its way to more devices. Read more...

AdDuplex: The November 2019 Update is now on 15.2% of Windows 10 devices

Rich Woods — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:56:01 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly Windows 10 usage report today, showing that the November 2019 Update is now installed on 15.2% of Windows 10 devices, and Surface Pro 4 is the most widely used Surface. Read more...

Windows 10 version 1803 is no longer supported for Home or Pro

Rich Woods — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:00:01 +0000

Today is Patch Tuesday, and it's the last day of support for Windows 10 version 1803 if you're running Home or Pro SKUs. Enterprise and Education SKUs are still supported for another year. Read more...

AdDuplex: The May 2019 Update is now on over half of Windows 10 devices

Rich Woods — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:26:01 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly Windows 10 usage report today, showing that the May 2019 Update is now installed on 56.6% of Windows 10 devices. The October 2018 Update is down to 25%. Read more...

AdDuplex: Version 1903 now on 45.5% of Windows 10 devices

Rich Woods — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:42:01 +0000

AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage report, showing that version 1903 is now installed on 45.5% of Windows 10 devices. It also shows that the Surface Pro 4 is the most-used Surface. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version 1903 finally sees a spike in usage share

Rich Woods — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:52:01 +0000

AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage share report today, showing that the Windows 10 May 2019 Update is finally on a third of all Windows 10 PCs, a big jump from last month. Read more...

AdDuplex: May 2019 Update now on 11.4% of Windows 10 PCs

Rich Woods — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:00:01 +0000

AdDuplex today released its monthly Windows 10 usage report, showing that the majority of Windows 10 users are still on a version of the operating system that's over a year old, with 1803 on 53.4%. Read more...

Microsoft is starting to auto-update Windows 10 1803 users to 1903

Rich Woods — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:32:02 +0000

Microsoft announced today that it is beginning to roll out Windows 10 version 1903 to those that are still on Windows 10 version 1803, since that version will no longer be supported soon. Read more...

AdDuplex: The May 2019 Update is now on 6.3% of Windows 10 PCs

Rich Woods — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:54:01 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly Windows 10 usage report, which is based on over 5,000 apps that use its SDK. The new report shows that the May 2019 Update is still on only 6.3% of Windows 10 PCs. Read more...

Microsoft is beginning to auto-update Windows 10 version 1803 to version 1903

Rich Woods — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:28:01 +0000

As Microsoft promised that it would do in June, it's beginning to automatically roll out the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to those that are still on the version from a year ago, which is 1803. Read more...

AdDuplex: 61.1% of Windows 10 PCs are still on version 1803

Rich Woods — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:34:01 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly Windows 10 usage report, which is based on over 5,000 apps that use its SDK. The new report shows that the April 2018 Update is still on 61.1% of Windows 10 PCs. Read more...

AdDuplex: The October 2018 Update is still on only 29.3% of Windows 10 devices

Rich Woods — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:18:01 +0000

AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage reporting, showing that over six months after its release, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is still on just 29.3% of Windows 10 devices. Read more...

AdDuplex: Version 1809 still on just 26.4% of Windows 10 PCs

Rich Woods — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:32:01 +0000

AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage reporting, showing that over five months after its release, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is still on just 26.4% of Windows 10 devices. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 October 2018 Update rollout still off to slow start

Rich Woods — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:30:01 +0000

AdDuplex has released its monthly usage reports, showing that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update is still king, as it's installed on 83.6% of Windows 10 PCs, with its successor on a paltry 6.6%. Read more...

Microsoft updates Windows 10 1803 processor requirements to include Snapdragon 850

Rich Woods — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:44:01 +0000

After it was reported last week that devices are shipping with unsupported software, Microsoft updates its Windows 10 processor requirements today so that version 1803 supports the Snapdragon 850. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 version usage relatively unchanged

Rich Woods — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:02:01 +0000

AdDuplex released its monthly Windows 10 usage report today, showing that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now on 2.3% of Windows 10 devices, barely impacting any other versions. Read more...

Microsoft is extending support for Windows 10 versions to 30 months

Rich Woods — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:02:01 +0000

Microsoft announced today that it will be extending support for all supported versions of Windows 10 Education and Enterprise to 30 months, and that includes future updates as well. Read more...

Microsoft removes Your Phone update, so it no longer works with Windows 10 version 1803

Rich Woods — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:27:44 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft updated its Your Phone app on production versions of Windows 10 so that the feature worked for non-Insiders. Today, the app update was removed, so it doesn't work anymore. Read more...

Windows 10 turns three years old today: Here's how it's evolved

Rich Woods — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:00:01 +0000

Today, Windows 10 turns three years old. On a normal timeline, this is when we'd see Windows 11, so it's fitting to take a look at some of the changes that have been made over the years. Read more...

AdDuplex: April 2018 Update already installed on 50% of Windows 10 devices

Rich Woods — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:15:22 +0000

AdDuplex published its monthly Windows 10 usage report today, showing some very impressive stats around the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, which is now installed on 50% of Windows 10 machines. Read more...

Here's how to roll back the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Usama Jawad — Sat, 05 May 2018 09:23:02 +0000

If you're experiencing problems with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update and just can't wait until the solutions are available, you can roll back to the previous version of Windows 10, as detailed here. Read more...

Just stay away from Windows Update on this Patch Tuesday

Rich Woods — Fri, 04 May 2018 18:16:02 +0000

This month's Patch Tuesday is right around the corner, but if you get your update via Windows Update, you might end up upgrading to Windows 10 version 1803, and you probably don't want that. Read more...

Microsoft details features being removed or deprecated in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Rich Woods — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has published a support document that lists the features that have been removed in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, and the features that are currently planned for removal. Read more...

The Snapdragon 835 is still the only ARM chip supported on the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Rich Woods — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:28:01 +0000

Microsoft released the next Windows 10 feature update today, which is called the April 2018 Update. Documentation shows that like version 1709, the Snapdragon 835 is the only supported ARM chipset. Read more...

The Windows 10 April 2018 Update is rolling out over Windows Update too

Rich Woods — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:24:04 +0000

Microsoft had announced that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update will begin rolling out today for early adopters, but as it turns out, the update is also coming through Windows Update. Read more...

Windows Server, version 1803 will be generally available on May 7

Rich Woods — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:58:01 +0000

After announcing the availability of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update today, Microsoft also updated a blog post to state that the next version of Windows Server, version 1803, will arrive on May 7. Read more...

Microsoft announces the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, and it's coming on Monday

Rich Woods — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:00:01 +0000

Microsoft today finally made a formal announcement with the name and availability for the next feature update to Windows 10, which is called the April 2018 Update, or version 1803. Read more...

Windows 10 build 17133 is no longer considered RTM for the spring update

Rich Woods — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:56:01 +0000

According to a new report, Microsoft has demoted Windows 10 for PCs build 17133, and it is no longer considered to be the RTM build for the upcoming spring feature update for the OS. Read more...