Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update was the fastest to reach 100 million devices
Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update was the fastest to reach 100 million devices.
Microsoft today announced the latest Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) was the fastest Windows 10 release to reach 100 million devices, “all while achieving higher customer satisfaction ratings compared to prior updates.” We don’t know exactly how many out of Windows 10’s 600 million users (as of November 2017) are running the latest version, but it’s safe to say the figure is probably over 20 percent.
Windows 10 is a service, meaning it was built in a very different way from its predecessors so it can be regularly updated with not just fixes, but new features, too. Microsoft has released four major updates so far: November Update, Anniversary Update, Creators Update, and Fall Creators Update.
Microsoft today also shared that the Fall Creators Update is now fully available for all compatible devices running Windows 10 worldwide. The company started pushing out the Fall Creators Update on October 17, meaning it took nearly three months for the team to be confident it is ready for everyone to download and install.
Here is why the process takes so long: