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Computer Software => Windows 10 => Topic started by: watcher on November 12, 2019, 10:05:12 PM
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This has just appeared on offer as an optional update.
Advantages? Potential issues?
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Mainly bug fixes and security. Couple of new features but nothing major and a quick update. All my machines now on 1909. https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-news/142310-what-new-windows-10-version-1909-a.html
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Updated a couple of machines. No problems. As banger writes, nothing major in the way of changes and quick to upgrade (if you were fairly up to date with 1903).
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Two done, one to go - no issues and a lot, lot quicker than usual.
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I got offered it when the device is set to defer feature updates for 180 days, I hope Microsoft are not been naughty again not honouring defer settings. Dont want to be a beta tester. ;)
I believe this update adds the new reptoline stuff, which is basically a much better performing form of spectre mitigation. Unless Microsoft backed it out, then that should be a nice addition.
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I got offered it when the device is set to defer feature updates for 180 days, I hope Microsoft are not been naughty again not honouring defer settings. Dont want to be a beta tester. ;)
Not sure what your issue is here. You can ignore the offer for 180 days.
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I got offered it when the device is set to defer feature updates for 180 days, I hope Microsoft are not been naughty again not honouring defer settings. Dont want to be a beta tester. ;)
I believe this update adds the new reptoline stuff, which is basically a much better performing form of spectre mitigation. Unless Microsoft backed it out, then that should be a nice addition.
Could be true, my laptop did feel slightly more responsive after the update but I assumed it was imagining it. Its hard to tell as my laptop has a 120Hz screen when my desktop is only 60Hz, so it ALWAYS feels faster.
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Not sure what your issue is here. You can ignore the offer for 180 days.
The issue is defer is supposed to prevent it even been offered.
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https://wccftech.com/windows-10-2019-spectre-v2-slowdowns/
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it was a fast update
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https://wccftech.com/windows-10-2019-spectre-v2-slowdowns/
Ah so my laptop probably IS faster, being an i7.
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Prompted by recent issues I have been experiencing with MS Office Pro + 2016 over the last week, I believe since the last Windows update to my then current version 1809, all Office app's. unable to open, package had to be "on line" repaired and re-registered, I have bit the bullet and upgraded to Win. V.1909 in the hope that will address the MS Office issues.
Always suspicious of MS Win updates unwanted bi-products which MS very rarely admit to !
Since a previous bad experience with V.1903 I had opted out of any Win feature upgrades.
Certainly was not a quick process on either my Ryzen-5 or my dual boot, Win10/Linux Mint i5 PC's, took close to 2 hours each, to expectation I suppose as I had skipped V.1903 previously.
Both PC's currently appear perfectly stable under V.1909, hoping that my MS Office issue will also be cured on the Ryzen-5 PC, had occured twice in the last week running V.1809, time will tell.
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Typo correction.
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Prompted by recent issues I have been experiencing with MS Office Pro + 2016 over the last week, I believe since the last Windows update to my then current version 1809, all Office app's. unable to open, package had to be "on line" repaired and re-registered, I have bit the bullet and upgraded to Win. V.1909 in the hope that will address the MS Office issues.
Always suspicious of MS Win updates unwanted bi-products which MS very rarely admit to !
Since a previous bad experience with V.1903 I had opted out of any Win feature upgrades.
Certainly was not a quick process on either my Ryzen-5 or my dual boot, Win10/Linux Mint i5 PC's, took close to 2 hours each, to expectation I suppose as I had skipped V.1903 previously.
Both PC's currently appear perfectly stable under V.1909, hoping that my MS Office issue will also be cured on the Ryzen-5 PC, had occured twice in the last week running V.1809, time will tell.
Edit:
Typo correction.
why it took so long to update? it was just windows installation time or windows update download too
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After a few days usage on Win 10 V.1909 all appears well, no re-appearance to date of the recent issue I had been experiencing with MS Office Pro + 2016 applications not opening and requiring on-line repair to re-instate, I had attributed this to the previous Win 10 update to my then V.1809 system.
I also had a very long standing issue, described in detail in this link:
Win 10 V.1809 Network Does Not Show Computers (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/windows-10-version-1809-network-does-not-show/d5241167-97e6-4b6d-a7e6-96238f876d27?messageId=8651333e-1f2a-4a1b-9890-2e10f7dfcdb3&page=1)
Apart from adopting the suggestions advised and fitting an additional Intel NIC, in my case I had to disable "fast start-up" to ensure network connection on every startup.
With V.1909 I have now re-enabled "fast start-up" without any issues with network connection or display.
Have still kept the Task Scheduler routines active as described in the link as I don't believe they will have a big impact on booting, others are reporting that they are still required with V.1909 to avoid the explorer network device visibility issue.
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Only way I could update from 1803 was to copy the media folder from C:/$Getcurrent copy it back when it failed and run the install manually