Microsoft Revises End of Service Date for Windows 10, version 1809

[Uskompuf]

Microsoft has today announced that they will delay the scheduled end of service date for Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809 from May 12, 2020 to November 10, 2020. This is in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a bid to lessen the burden on consumers and enterprise. The following is Microsoft's statement on the matter:

"We have been evaluating the public health situation and understand the impact this is having on many of our customers. To help ease some of the burdens customers are facing, we are going to delay the scheduled end of service date for the Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, and IoT Core editions of Windows 10, version 1809 to November 10, 2020. This means devices will receive monthly security updates only from June to November. The final security update for these editions of Windows 10, version 1809 will be released on November 10, 2020 instead of May 12, 2020."



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[Caring1]

Burden?
Are they admitting their updates cause issues now?

 

[newtekie1]

Burden?
Are they admitting their updates cause issues now?

The burden is that alot of system admins can't do major system updates right now.

Their updates cause about as many issues as any other major system update. For example, I wouldn't be upgrading a customer's PoS system in the middle of a pandemic just as much as I wouldn't be updating to a new build of Windows.

 

[windwhirl]

Burden?
Are they admitting their updates cause issues now?

It's not a matter of updates being extraordinarily troublesome but of planning.

With security updates you're not expecting changes in the OS behaviour (yes, you can get sassy and say that Microsoft has screwed it up more than once, but it still isn't expected on a security update). An upgrade from 1809 to 1903 (which would have been potentially forced otherwise) WILL bring such changes (first thing that came to my head were changes in kernel drivers requirements, thanks @R-T-B for that one since he mentioned it a while ago here) and any IT staff that has to handle a large number of computers, do everything remotely or both things at the same time will definitely NOT want that right now.

Sure, you can delay/stop updates if you're that determined, but if security is a very sensitive issue for whatever reason, now Microsoft will still provide you security-only updates without upgrading Windows to a newer version.

 

[R-T-B]

It's not a matter of updates being extraordinarily troublesome but of planning.

With security updates you're not expecting changes in the OS behaviour (yes, you can get sassy and say that Microsoft has screwed it up more than once, but it still isn't expected on a security update). An upgrade from 1809 to 1903 (which would have been potentially forced otherwise) WILL bring such changes (first thing that came to my head were changes in kernel drivers requirements, thanks @R-T-B for that one since he mentioned it a while ago here) and any IT staff that has to handle a large number of computers, do everything remotely or both things at the same time will definitely NOT want that right now.

Sure, you can delay/stop updates if you're that determined, but if security is a very sensitive issue for whatever reason, now Microsoft will still provide you security-only updates without upgrading Windows to a newer version.

I am glad someone paid attention to that post. I finally got my driver-signing cert btw.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Ive yet to work for a company that is up to date with Windows 10 builds. The company im currently at just rolled out 1809. And it annoys the hell out of me.

 

[windwhirl]

And it annoys the hell out of me.

What, that companies are not up to date or that your current one rolled out 1809 of all things?

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

What, that companies are not up to date or that your current one rolled out 1809 of all things?

What, that companies are not up to date or that your current one rolled out 1809 of all things?

Both!

I worked a contract almost 2 years ago now for another company that was transitioning from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and they used one of the original builds of Windows! Like seriously? Use the latest version!

 

[remixedcat]

I know it'll be the end of service at my place for windows. period! After the whole creepy demonic hololens2 ad debacle I about lost dinner, lunch, and breakfast. That and the constant issues w win 10 breaking stuff, spexially wifi and bluetooth adapters and resetting my whole fonts and visual prefs to default every time when I have my UI setup great for in the bath, I gave up on that shit.

 

[R-T-B]

I know it'll be the end of service at my place for windows. period! After the whole creepy demonic hololens2 ad debacle I about lost dinner, lunch, and breakfast. That and the constant issues w win 10 breaking stuff, spexially wifi and bluetooth adapters and resetting my whole fonts and visual prefs to default every time when I have my UI setup great for in the bath, I gave up on that shit.

Demonic hololens2... I must be subscribed to the wrong channels as I missed that one.

 

[remixedcat]

 

[windwhirl]

Holy s***, what the hell was that? Why didn't someone do some previous research before going forward with that ad, or even before considering her??

PS: Just in case, I'm not touching Hololens ever after this

 

[matar]

I am still on 1809 and very happy with it also as I have checked 90% of games run faster on 1809 vs the 1903 but I don't know about 1909