Why did Microsoft suddenly change its mind and make a hugely unpopular decision on Friday night before Thanksgiving? Theories abound, but the most-baked one I've seen comes from Microsoft MVP Greg Carmack. Microsoft says it's 'rolling out the November update over time' - which means Microsoft can completely stop rolling out the updates if it desires, and nobody would be any the wiser. Many people, including Bott, have remarked that the Windows Update version of v 1511 isn't showing up on their 10240 RTM machines. Nine days after the company encouraged people to use this tool for upgrades, it's pulled on a weekend, with no explanation? And if the decision is truly that 'future installs should be through Windows Update,' why interrupt this update after untold numbers, probably millions, have already downloaded the setup files? The November update will be delivered via Windows Update.įrankly, that explanation is pretty hard to accept. People can still download Windows 10 using the MCT tool if they wish. The November update was originally available via the MCT tool, but we've decided that future installs should be through Windows Update. He quotes a Microsoft spokesperson as saying: I first heard about the change when Ed Bott ran a damning piece in ZDnet on Saturday afternoon. Microsoft changed everything, apparently late Friday night, without any advance warning or explanation.Īnother way to look at it: If you want to upgrade from Win7 or 8.1 to the latest Win10, you'll have to sit through two 3GB to 4GB downloads. Everything you read everywhere online is wrong. Everything you read on the Microsoft site, including the Answers forum, is wrong - although the Media Creation Tool page has been changed to reflect the current state of affairs. What I told you about upgrading to build 10586 last week, and two weeks ago, is all wrong. If you use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, either telling it to Upgrade now or to create upgrade media, you'll get build 10240 and not build 10586. In particular, this is what happens if you upgrade from Win 7 or 8.1 to Win10. As of very early Monday morning, the only way you can get to Win10 v 1511 is by installing the old July 29 RTM Win10 build 10240, then waiting for Windows Update to offer to upgrade you to version 1511. Everything you know about upgrading to Windows 10 v 1511 - the Threshold 2/build 10586/Fall Update - is pretty much wrong.

Windows 10 pro version 1511 hangs