Windows update ver 1809

[Constantin]

Hi, i just updated my rig 5 days ago included the RTX 2070.

I have Windows 10 Pro x64 and the Version is the 1803, all the rest is up to date.

In the game Battlefield 5 there is no option for DXR setting on the video settings (Advanced) menu, from what i have heard till now is that Windows version 1809 must be installed for DXR (Ray Tracing) to work.

My question is if it is safe to update manually to version 1809 or is there any another way of update ect... to be able to have DXR in game settings?

Thanks!!!

[homeap5]

Update any way - even by run installer on USB from Windows. If you want to be safe - make image of your current system using Macrium Reflect (for example).

[Crunken]

You can manually download windows updates from microsofts website, i've done so before without any issues. Also try updating nvidia drivers if you haven't already

[GoodBytes]

Check for updates. If the update does not show up, then your system is evaluated to not be YET compatible with Windows 10 1809 (October 2018 Update).

You can force the update, but you must be prepared that the update may fail, or may experience issues.

 

If you are convinced that your system should be ready, make sure that all your programs and drivers (every driver, including printer and such) are FULLY updated, restart your system, and now try to check for updates. But if it doesn't show up, then you need to wait, or force and take the chance.

 

If the update is successful, you have 10 days to revert back to the old version of Windows (or until you decide to a disk clean up, or you are low in disk space in C:\... which ever comes first).

[homeap5]

8 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

Check for updates. If the update does not show up, then your system is evaluated to not be YET compatible with Windows 10 1809 (October 2018 Update).

You can force the update, but you must be prepared that the update may fail, or may experience issues.

You wrote that few times and I wonder - are you sure that is true?

 

If you buy ESD (for example) license of Windows, you don't must write any info about your hardware and Microsoft don't publish any detailed "approved list" of hardware. You just buy Windows and download latest 1809 version from Microsoft website. You cannot download 1803 or earlier version, only newest one. So - Microsoft cares about compatibility if you upgrade, but don't care about new installation on the same hardware? Seems to be not right.

 

More probably is that Microsoft gives updates not for everyone at the same time to decrease the load of their servers (what I've read somewhere) than because compatibility issues. If someone don't want to wait - then Microsoft gives you special tool or just installer.

 

[Constantin]

52 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

 

 

More probably is that Microsoft gives updates not for everyone at the same time to decrease the load of their servers (what I've read somewhere) than because compatibility issues. If someone don't want to wait - then Microsoft gives you special tool or just installer. 

This is indeed true, even Microsoft did make that statement in the past for updates.

But i think the situation is still fluid and there are many controversial statements.....

I am in a dilema....

[homeap5]

37 minutes ago, Constantin said:

This is indeed true, even Microsoft did make that statement in the past for updates.

But i think the situation is still fluid and there are many controversial statements.....

I am in a dilema....

Do you really still thinking about it? Man, made that image of your system as I wrote if you're afraid, download Windows ISO, put it on your pendrive and run exe from Windows. Then everything will be fine, you'll see.

[GoodBytes]

4 hours ago, homeap5 said:

You wrote that few times and I wonder - are you sure that is true?

Yes. In the past Microsoft rarely or never shared the update blocks. Since 1809, they started to share them.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4464619

Here you can see what has update blocks in place, and which one were resolved. The resolved ones, if you read, may have a note that you need to update the software in order to have the block removed (or remove the software if you don't want it anymore, of course).

 

4 hours ago, homeap5 said:

If you buy ESD (for example) license of Windows, you don't must write any info about your hardware and Microsoft don't publish any detailed "approved list" of hardware. You just buy Windows and download latest 1809 version from Microsoft website. You cannot download 1803 or earlier version, only newest one. So - Microsoft cares about compatibility if you upgrade, but don't care about new installation on the same hardware? Seems to be not right.

Sometimes the issue arrives during the update process. As when you update Windows 10, it follows the same idea as upgrading a previous version of Windows to a new one. In brief, it takes your current Windows, moves it to Windows.old folder, installs the latest Windows like a clean install, transfer your account(s) over, transfer driver, transfer programs, re-register everything, transfer all settings, transfer your files, and cleans up itself, and it is ready to go. If you have a driver or program that doesn't play well with Windows update system, then Microsoft will set an update block in place, or simply have Windows skip over it.

 

But yes, if you have a driver issue with the latest update, and you force the upgrade or clean install the latest version, then, Microsoft considered you know about computers, and you can deal with any issue that may come, and contact the affected software company or manufacture to report the problem and wait for a fix.

 

4 hours ago, homeap5 said:

More probably is that Microsoft gives updates not for everyone at the same time to decrease the load of their servers (what I've read somewhere) than because compatibility issues. If someone don't want to wait - then Microsoft gives you special tool or just installer.

Yes that too. But, not really because of server load issue. More releasing in waves and monitor success or failures. and get back logs from failures for analysis. This is how upgrade blocks are set beside day 1 blocks from release (which is collected from Insiders reports, or internal testing)