It may not be directly connected, but the latest data showed that more than a week after Microsoft officially cut support for Windows 7, the market share of Windows 10 jumped in January with Version 1903 dominating the pie with a slice of 53.4 percent. Coming in second is Version 1809 at 22 percent that was deployed in the last quarter of 2018.
The most recent version of Microsoft's flagship operating system, the November 2019 Update or Version 1909, now claims 15.2 percent of PC users, as indicated by the survey of 90,000 Windows 10 machines conducted by AdDuplex.
It is interesting to note that while Version 1909 is widely regarded as the most stable release ever of the Windows 10 Feature Upgrade, which Microsoft provides twice a year, it's only No. 3 in the list, according to WCCFTech.
It is expected, however, that Version 1909 will soon catch up, and the likelihood is it will be the most preferred version once the next feature installment has been released. Microsoft said the next major bump of the OS would be known as Windows 10 2004, which will be pushed out anytime between April and May 2020.
Version 1909 was generally a problem-free deployment for Microsoft as the update mostly focused on performance enhancements and bugs fixes. It was delivered in the form of a cumulative update, and it proved devoid of major issues.
Going forward, the Windows 10 Feature Upgrade could adopt the approach used by Microsoft on Version 1909 and the OS upgrade before it. And that could mean Windows 10 2004 will be loaded with the heavy package of new features then the November 2020 will replicate the Version 1909 delivery.
The end goal of this shift is to ensure that future update releases will not be fraught with issues that plagued the earlier feature upgrades. It is the vision, too, by Microsoft to migrate all Windows 10 users to the latest version of the operating system.
Meanwhile, the Richmond-based tech giant said it has seeded Cumulative Update KB4532695 for Versions 1903 and 1909 users and designed chiefly to correct issues on the following: File Explorer, Start menu, Windows Hello, Windows Mixed Reality, and other basic feature components of both OS versions.
The Windows maker made clear that KB4532695 is not packed with critical security fixes, so its download and installation are expected to play out smoothly. And the most important thing, it is an optional update that most users can ignore, according to Bleeping Computer.
For those who believe they need to grab the patch, simply head to Settings and click on the Windows Update. Usually, the cumulative update will show up, and in that case, tap the Download and install option to get the update.
