The anniversary update does not arrive.
Good afternoon, dear readers and lovers of computer technology, you all know very well that just over a month Microsoft released the latest release of the dozen, codenamed redstone, today I will tell you how to update Windows 10 to the anniversary update from the previous versions threshold and threshold 2.
In fact, there are three official method methods to get the windows 10 anniversary update.
- Via Windows Update
- Through the mediacreationtool utility Windows 10
- Just download ISO image of windows 10 anniversary update
And so we have decided on the methods, now let’s put them into practice. I have a test virtual machine with Windows 10 threshold 2 version 1511.
Update windows 10 to anniversary update via update center
When this update to redstone was released on August 2, the only method was to use the ISO image, but now it is already available in the Windows 10 update center.
Open Start and go to Settings.
You can also open the settings window using Windows 10 hotkeys by pressing WIN+I. (a list of Windows 10 hotkeys can be found at the link on the left)
In the Update and Security window that opens, you need to go to Windows Update and click Check for an update.
You must have a working Internet connection and a check will begin for available updates on Microsoft servers or your local network.
As a result, your operating system should detect the update KB3176929 (Anniversary Update)
Anniversary update does not arrive
What to do if your operating system does not see KB3176929 updating you to the Anniversary Update. here the good old utility Windows 10 Update Assistant comes to our aid.
You can download the Update Assistant for Windows 10 at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12387/windows-10-update-history
Click Get the Anniversary Update now
You will download a small distribution kit weighing 5 MB. The utility will check your version of the operating system, and if everything is fine, then you will be given the option to click the Update Now button.
Now the Windows Update Assistant utility will check why you need it and if everything is fine and you meet the requirements for computer resources, you can continue installing redstone.
You will start downloading the required update, you can minimize this window, it will drag everything in the background.
If you go to the task manager while downloading the redstone distribution, you will see that it puts it in C:\Windows10Upgrade
This is the content you will find, from Windows 10 Update Assistant
As soon as the update is ready. You will be told that completion will only be possible after a reboot.
After the first reboot, KB3176929 will begin to be applied to redstone. Here you should be patient and wait 15-20 minutes.
Next, follow the prompts of the Windows 10 installation wizard. I think you can now solve the problem that the anniversary update does not arrive. Now let's look at the second method that will help you roll up redstone.
Update windows 10 to anniversary update via mediacreationtool
In addition to the first method using the Windows Update Assistant utility, we can install redstone using the mediacreationtool windows 10 utility. Its advantage is that thanks to this utility, you can download the installation distribution of windows 10 anniversary update 1607 to your computer, in the form of an ISO image, which you can currently update with, but then be able to use it to reinstall the system.
You can download mediacreationtool windows 10 from the link https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows10
There is a big button on the website Download the tool now; the distribution itself weighs 17 megabytes.
Launch the mediacreationtool program. A program window will open. The first thing you need to do is accept the license agreement.
media creation tool will check your operating system to see if you can upgrade.
In the next step you will have two options:
- Update this computer to anniversary update > here the distribution kit will be downloaded in esd format and installed.
- Create installation media for another computer > here is an option for installing and updating on another computer.
Let's first look at the Create installation media for another computer option. The mediacreationtool utility will scan your architecture and select the distribution for you to download.
- Create a USB flash drive > essentially creates a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10.
- Download ISO file from anniversary update
If you choose the option with an ISO file, you will be prompted to save it and give it a name.
You understand everything about how to download an iso image, let’s roll redstone on top of the current system.
The procedure for downloading the Windows Anniversary Update distribution will begin, the speed here depends on your Internet connection.
With this option, the esd distribution will be downloaded from the path C:\ESD\Windows
We accept the operating system installation license terms.
Before installing the anniversary update, it will check for important updates that may fix any installation problems.
After checks have been made to see if it is possible to update Windows 10 to the anniversary update, you click Install.
The installation of Windows 10 anniversary update begins, there will be several reboots, and then you need to follow the prompts of the installation wizard.
If you have a laptop, be sure to check that 220 is connected; if it is not enough when you are working on applying updates, you will roll back to the previous version, and it is not a fact that everything will be fine, do not turn off the computer under any circumstances.
Update windows 10 to anniversary update via installation ISO
In the second method, we looked at how to get the redstone installation ISO. If you mount it, for example, in WIndows 10 threshold 2 or connect a bootable USB flash drive with anniversary update to your computer, then by running the setup.exe file there you can perform the upgrade procedure to the new operating system.
You can also boot from this distribution, and the update menu will be the same
Select Update: install Windows while saving files, settings and applications.
Update windows 10 to anniversary update via clean installation
Well, this can be called an update in the classic form with a stretch, since you will, of course, receive a new version of the OS, but without your usual environment and retain all installed system utilities. I told you about how to do a clean installation of Windows 10 redstone. But nevertheless, this is also an effective method to get an anniversary update. To be honest, I have always been a supporter of a clean installation, since this way you can avoid a large number of problems; a simple example is windows or problems with playback devices (webcams or sound.)
So, you now know how to get the Windows 10 anniversary update and which method you should choose for this.
Back in early 2016, representatives of Microsoft Corporation officially announced that the so-called Windows 10 Anniversary update would be available this summer. And so it happened. Starting from 08/02/2016, many users of desktop and mobile systems began to receive (or should have received) installation offers for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Redstone). How to update to a new build, if for some reason such an offer has not been received from the developer, we will now consider. To obtain an update, if it is really needed or is due to be installed, you can use several simple methods, which will be discussed in the following description.
Service Pack 1607: What's New?
Judging by the new modification based on the materials presented on the official website of the developer corporation, quite a lot of changes have appeared in the system. However, this update was only initially called Redstone, and now the update is designated exclusively by technical means in the form of a version and build.
At the moment, update number 1607 is available (build version 14393.10). Let’s now look at how to install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, especially since there are at least five simplest methods for this. Let us separately dwell on possible problems.
But what's new in the new build? The main aspects of the innovations were increasing the intelligence of the Cortana assistant, improving interaction with devices based on Android and Windows Phone, support for extensions in the Edge browser, introducing widespread biometric site authentication, a new system for unlocking a computer system using an accompanying companion device, improving Windows Ink technology for using handwritten notes. input using a stylus, a return to the full-featured Skype application, the appearance of the Linux command line, the use of updated power supply schemes, etc. But the very first thing that is immediately visible to the naked eye is a redesigned interface in black design, an expanded Start and Center menu notifications." Also, some changes affected the “Taskbar”.
But now we will focus on how to install the Anniversary Update for Windows 10.
New modification: update options
The following methods are suggested for installing this update:
- auto mode;
- update via the standard “Update Center”;
- using the Media Creation Tool application;
- update using Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant;
- installing the update using an ISO image.
They are quite simple. But for now, let's focus on stationary systems, not taking into account the Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update. How to update to a new system modification for mobile devices will be discussed separately. And now - several solutions regarding computers and laptops.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: how to update and what to consider before installing?
As for the update methods themselves presented above, they all only imply the use of different means to achieve identical goals. As is already clear, user data is not affected, and only system components are subject to change (updating).
As it turns out, sometimes the update situation gets out of control. Problems can begin during the installation of the update, and at later stages, after it is completely installed. If the user has any specialized programs, it is better to resolve the installation issue with technical specialists, because today there are quite a lot of cases where user applications stop working (returning to their original state will be quite problematic). But more on that later.
How can I update to the Anniversary Update automatically?
So, let's start with the simplest thing. Based on what was stated by Microsoft representatives, absolutely all users of the tenth version of the system on computers or mobile devices will in due course receive a special notification that update 1607 is currently available to them.
This is somewhat reminiscent of the situation with the Technical Preview modification, when a registered user submitted an application and waited for his turn. If you have time to wait, you don't have to rush. Sooner or later such a message will appear anyway. The main condition for installation is the availability of uninterrupted communication and access to the Internet. If the user agrees to the installation, the entire process will take place completely automatically.
Using Update Center
But there is also a category of users who do not want to wait. For them, in the simplest version, the question of how to force an update to the Anniversary Update can be resolved by using the usual manual search for updates in the Update Center.
To do this, you need to go to the section itself and use the corresponding button. Upon completion of the check, a link to install build 1607 may appear in the results. If the update is found, a short message will appear on the screen, after which the package will be downloaded, prepared for the update, and installed after confirming the system reboot (there may be several reboots).
When the update is installed, the version can be checked via the command line by writing winver in it (the console should be launched as an administrator).
However, you shouldn’t count on this too much. How to get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update if searching turns up nothing? As easy as pie. To begin with, you can use the well-known Media Creation Tool utility, which was originally used to force install the Technical Preview version.
Update via Media Creation Tool application
So, we need to install Windows 10 Anniversary Update. How to update using this utility? Yes, exactly the same way as the initial assembly was installed.
We launch the utility with administrator rights, after which we agree to the license and select to upgrade the computer (in this case to Windows 10 Pro) while saving user data. This is followed by a standard process during which the system may be rebooted several times.
Windows 10 Upgrade Tool
If the user does not like the method described above or, even worse, errors and failures occur, you can try to use the small Windows 10 Upgrade utility, which is downloaded from the official Microsoft website by clicking the update button and downloading the Windows10Upgrade9252.exe executable file to your computer.
How to update to Windows 10 Anniversary Update using it? There is nothing complicated either. It works in the same way as the previous program. We run the “exe” file as administrator, wait for the results of the system compatibility check, follow the instructions of the installer and wait for the installation process to complete.
Updating using an ISO image
There is another method that allows you to completely easily solve the issue of installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update. How to update? Yes, just use a ready-made system image, which you need to create in the Media Creation Tool application, indicating the appropriate item at the installation stage.
When the image is created, in the usual “Explorer” you should double-click on it, and after creating the virtual drive, use the standard installation file Setup.exe. What follows is the standard scheme described above. You can download a ready-made image from the Internet (if you want, even from the official resource).
How to update your mobile system
Finally, let's look at the mobile version of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. How to update to this modification on a mobile device?
Unfortunately, in this case, the choice of means compared to stationary systems is extremely limited. Here it is best to use a manual search for available updates.
You can do it directly on your mobile device. First, you should enter the settings section, where you select the update and security menu, after which you use the phone update item, and then click the search button for available updates.
You should immediately pay attention to one more aspect of installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update package. It’s already clear how to update, but the main problem is that the first to receive the new build are users who are not tied to mobile operators. As stated, operator versions will become available a little later.
Possible problems with installing updates
At this point, let’s leave aside the question of how to upgrade to the new Windows 10 modification. Let's consider possible problems that may arise during the update process.
As usual, the Update Center itself may fail. It may very well be that first you will have to apply methods to eliminate his own mistakes. Problems may also occur if the special utilities described above are used, but for some reason the download of the package was interrupted or not completed. In addition, although it is stated that the system requirements for computers have remained unchanged, this is hard to believe. Therefore, it is better to install update 1607 on a system not with a minimum workable configuration, but at least with the recommended one, and what’s even better - with a higher configuration. But even all this does not guarantee that the computer will work normally, because after installing this update, the system often freezes completely. What this is connected with, no one can really explain yet.
Is it worth doing this?
Finally, we cannot ignore the problems with the functioning of user applications that were installed in the old version. Today, user reviews indicate that some of them simply stop working, executable program files are spontaneously renamed, the system does not recognize programs and their launch files, believing that they are not intended for this particular modification. Therefore, you need to have one hundred percent confidence that the new assembly is absolutely necessary for the user and will not damage the installed software. By the way, a similar situation was observed with the primary technical version, although at that time it concerned more free antiviruses and various kinds of optimizers.
Instead of an afterword
In general, as can be seen from all of the above, the problem of updating to a new anniversary modification of the system is not too difficult. What to use as an update tool is up to everyone to decide for themselves. However, if you approach the update from the point of view of maximum security and an expedited procedure, it is best to turn to the help of special utilities, especially since these are official programs that certainly will not harm the system. And, of course, you should pay special attention to the hardware installed on the computer, because, unfortunately, there is no guarantee that the new modification will work on it as expected.
Well, in the situation with mobile devices, the choice is small. The only consolation is that an available update on mobile devices is identified much more often during a manual search than on desktop computers or laptops. But even here there are pitfalls. First, on the official website you need to look at the list of devices that will support the new modification without any questions. If the user gadget is not in the list, you will have to install the update at your own peril and risk. Again, there is no guarantee that the system will work. And in the case of installing custom firmware, for all security reasons it cannot happen at all. So think a hundred times before doing such things.
And one moment. It is worth understanding that updating the graphical interface and supposedly improving some system capabilities ultimately leads to the fact that system resources will be used to a greater extent (user settings for some components may not be saved). You will have to re-configure the system for yourself, turning off everything unnecessary. So judge, do you need the capabilities offered by the new modification? The same Cortana assistant is not available at all in the post-Soviet space. So what is the point of installing its new functions if the system does not have this component initially?
About a year after the release of the final version of Windows 10, Microsoft has prepared a major update for its current OS, which will be released under the name Anniversary. The completion of work on it was preceded by more than two dozen test builds, which is a kind of record. The distribution of this update among users will begin in early August. We have prepared for you a large review of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update with visual illustrations and a detailed description of all the innovations.
Home screens, Start menu, Action Center
The first thing a user will notice after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is the updated lock and welcome screens. The welcome screen now uses the lock screen background by default, and when transitioning between them, a new visual effect is triggered in which the background is slightly darkened and enlarged, leaving its edges out of sight.
In addition to a visual update, the lockscreen can now display media control buttons, provide access to the Cortana voice assistant, and the lockscreen no longer shows your email address by default.
Seeing slightly updated home screens along with new transition animations between them, the user is taken to the desktop. Several changes may be immediately noticeable.
Let's start with the Start menu. This is what it looked like before:
And this will happen with the arrival of the anniversary update:
What changed? First, the list of frequently used programs has been combined with a complete list of software that is available on your computer. Previously, to go from the first to the second you had to press the “all applications” button. Now the “frequently used” ones are located at the top, and everything else is available just below.
Secondly, a special vertical panel appeared on the left, where buttons for managing your account, accessing settings and turning off/rebooting the device were moved. Thirdly, up to three recently added applications will now be displayed in the menu instead of one.
Fourthly, the tiles on the right side have been changed and now, unfortunately, they contain noticeably more advertising by default. Finally, the fifth change relates to the display of all applications in tablet mode. This is how it was before:
And this is how it is now:
That is, now the list of available programs is not located modestly on the side, but occupies all the available space. You can switch to displaying the main tiles using the icon marked with the arrow above.
In addition to these five main ones, there are a number of minor changes. For example, scroll bars on both the left and right sides of the menu now disappear as soon as the cursor leaves their area of effect.
Our next stop is the notification center, which Microsoft also did a lot of work on in the anniversary update.
The first thing that catches your eye is the center icon, which was previously located in the general group of system tray icons, but has now moved behind the clock and has learned to show the number of notifications. Was:
The notification center itself has also noticeably changed. This is what the notifications looked like before:
And this is what it looks like after the update:
Notifications have become much more informative, and the overall appearance of their entire feed is noticeably more pleasant. In addition, you can now remove notifications by clicking the middle mouse button.
The lower part of the center, containing shortcuts to popular actions, has become a little more customizable: the section dedicated to it in “Options” has been redesigned:
When activating the tablet mode or, for example, the “do not disturb” mode, now, in addition to changing color, the words “enabled” or “disabled” briefly appear on the corresponding buttons for greater clarity:
The updated center should finally learn to fully interact with its counterpart from the mobile version of the OS, provided that you also update it to the current version. Additionally, notifications can be set priority parameters:
Finally, the notification system now interacts with the Edge web browser, which we'll cover in the next section:
Egde in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
The Edge browser, which replaced Internet Explorer last year, became one of the system components that Microsoft paid the most attention to in the anniversary update. Let us remind you that Edge debuted in Windows 10 and is currently exclusive to the desktop and mobile versions of this OS. The web browser runs on a lightweight and improved version of the Internet Explorer engine and differs from it in a noticeably lighter interface.
On the other hand, the new browser was, unfortunately, lightweight in terms of the number of available settings, initially not offering the user even a few very basic options that are found in any web surfing program. With the Anniversary Update, Microsoft appears to have closed many of these customization and functionality gaps. However, let's take it in order.
Two new items have appeared in the main menu of the program:
The item “New features and tips” leads to a not yet localized page with a list of innovations. But the “extensions” section is much more interesting, since this is, in fact, the main innovation in the browser.
Extensions created by third-party developers have long been available in competing products and allow you to complement the functionality and individual features of web browsers to your taste. With the arrival of the Anniversary Update, the system of extensions and its own directory for them appear in the Microsoft browser for the first time.
The only thing that confused us is that the extensions are tied to the Windows Store and without logging into your account, even those that are free will not be allowed to download.
Edge has very few extensions compared to its competitors. However, the most popular modules among users, like the AdBlock banner cutter, are already here.
This catalog will, of course, expand over time.
However, in addition to extensions, there is something to look at in the updated Edge. For example, the ability, known to users of all alternative browsers, to pin tabs, reducing their size and protecting them from accidental closure:
In the context menu of the address bar, the “paste and search” command is available, which, if not just text, but a link is copied to the clipboard, automatically changes to “paste and go”:
The navigation buttons now have their own context menu, displaying recent browsing history and allowing you to go to any of the pages presented in the menu in one click:
The work of the favorites panel has been significantly improved. There you can now create folders, rename elements and enable display of icons only. All this has never happened before:
In addition, the movement of elements is now accompanied by a new pleasant animation, and the panel itself has become a little lower in height to take up less space from the content being viewed.
Several new Edge features are related to the download mechanism. In addition to the notification center integration mentioned above, Edge no longer starts downloading immediately, but first asks the user what he wants to do with the downloaded file: save to the default folder, save to the selected directory, or not start downloading at all:
In this pop-up panel, by the way, the file size is also displayed. In the settings, you can return the browser to its previous behavior, when it immediately started loading. There, there is finally an option that allows you to set the default download directory:
Edge now warns you if you try to log out without completing one or more downloads:
An interesting option has been added to the settings section responsible for cleaning the browser, allowing you to delete selected elements automatically every time you exit Edge:
The view of the chosen one has changed noticeably. Previously it looked like this:
It was possible to see the contents of only one directory at a time. Now your favorites are displayed in a hierarchical view, where you can see all the links, as well as folders and subfolders:
In addition, the “sort by name” item has appeared in the context menu of favorites, and the “delete” item is now separated from the others by a separator:
There are quite a lot of implicit changes in Edge. In particular, the procedure for importing data from other browsers has been improved. Edge has learned to detect non-essential flash content on pages, typically banner ads, and automatically pause it. You can use swipes to move forward and back through pages.
Among the little things, we note the use of drop-down lists in the settings, a new new tab page icon, as well as items hidden by default in the context menus of web pages intended for developers.
A number of new options have arrived on the about:flags service page, where various experimental browser parameters are located. However, for the average user there is unlikely to be anything particularly important there.
Options panel
In Windows 10 Anniversary, Microsoft continues to develop the Settings panel, saturating it with an increasing number of different settings. However, the classic control panel still doesn’t work anywhere and a lot of links, including those from “Parameters,” lead specifically to it. In addition to new settings, Windows 10 Settings has received a number of cosmetic improvements.
For example, this is what the first “System” section used to look like:
In Windows 10 Anniversary, some changes have been made to the logic of the Settings panel. What is especially striking is that the names of both new and existing subsections received their own miniature icon on the left for clarity:
The same monochrome icons appeared not only next to subsections, but also on some pages. For example, in the “sign-in options”, next to the name of each of the Windows sign-in methods, a corresponding icon appeared:
Such little things, obviously, according to the developers' plans, will make the options more visual and memorable.
Another change is built-in search. On the main page it is now located in the center, and on regular pages it has moved from the right side to the left. But the most important thing here is that the search now does not expand to the entire window by default, as it did before:
Instead, a miniature tooltip is initially shown:
Now let's go over the most important new options. In the “System” -> “Applications and Features” section, please note that for some applications the “advanced options” link has become available:
Click on it and on the page that appears you will come across a completely new function for resetting individual applications, which debuts in the Anniversary Update:
A new subsection “Status” has appeared in the “Internet”, which clearly displays the status of the network connection and a number of related links to various system applets:
In “Personalization” a subsection “Taskbar” has appeared. If you open the context menu of the taskbar and select “Options” there, you will now be taken to this subsection instead of the old window. There are no new options there; all the previous settings are only grouped in the subsection:
A couple of new switches are available in settings:
In the same “Personalization” section, but now in the “Colors” subsection, an updated color palette has appeared. This is what the previous one looked like:
And here is its version from the Windows 10 Anniversary Update:
The palette, as you can see, has been slightly redesigned, has become more compact, and the selected color is now marked with a “tick” instead of a barely noticeable rectangle.
Here, just below, are new options:
First, the color in the window title can now be customized separately from the color in the Start menu, taskbar, and action center. Previously, the color was adjusted simultaneously for these four elements. Now the color of the windows is set apart from the rest.
Secondly, an interface mode switch has appeared from light (default) style to dark:
However, not everything with this mode is perfect at the moment. Let's start with the fact that only universal applications and the control panel change color. Regular applications, Explorer, and with it most context menus throughout the system remain light.
The Edge browser seems to live separately from the main settings: although the dark style is available there, for some reason you have to enable it manually separately. Finally, in some places the bright inscriptions look too contrasting against the black background.
After playing around with the colors, we went to the “Privacy” section: there was a noticeable increase in settings here in many subsections. You can now prevent apps from accessing the Notification Center, the user's location data, and you can also prevent them from controlling other apps.
In "Updates and Security" in the "Windows Defender" subsection you can now configure how Defender interacts with Action Center. In addition, there is new offline verification functionality.
Finally, in the same section, but already in the “Windows Update” subsection, it became possible to set the so-called activity period.
During this period, the system will not automatically restart the device, even if it is sure that you are not using it.
It's worth noting that some smaller innovations also made their debut in the Settings panel. To talk about each of them would mean a completely exorbitant increase in this already rather large article.
Other changes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Finally, let's take a quick look at those changes that do not affect the Start menu, Action Center, Browser, and Settings panel, that is, they are not related to those elements on which the corporation worked the most.
Let's start with the fact that Microsoft is still quietly working on design. Well, or at least what she puts into this word.
In the Anniversary Update, the User Account Control windows were redrawn. This is what they looked like before:
This is what they are now:
Work continues on icons. Here, for example, is how the Windows Defender icon was redrawn (new version below):
The defender itself, as we wrote above, received some update, which he himself will tell you about upon the first launch:
With built-in programs in the Anniversary Update, things are inconsistent. Microsoft continues to add and remove universal applications from the system. This time, for example, Finance and Sports fell out of favor. It was also not possible to find Phone and Phone Manager. However, it is unlikely that anyone will grieve for them.
Another application that seems to have been removed from the system is Sway, designed for creating interactive presentations. On one of the Western sites it was indicated that it was not actually cut out of the system, but was made part of the Photos application, but we still did not understand how to access Sway from it. In addition, the Photos themselves were closed twice during our cursory acquaintance.
Old notes were removed from the system and replaced with a universal version of Sticky Notes.
The main new application in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is the universal version of Skype. Our first acquaintance with her, however, turned out so-so.
After logging into my Skype account, for some reason the program immediately launched with a dark theme, while the system was using a light one.
Having gone into the settings, it turned out that to change the Skype style from dark to light, you need to restart the program, and you must restart it manually.
When universal Skype was launched again, we saw that its settings were still a bit messy. At best, the user has a dozen options available to him, and the window with them cannot rationally use the space available to him, which is why even this small number of parameters has to be scrolled.
To be honest, when you look at universal apps, at least from Microsoft itself, you can only be surprised at how primitive they are compared to traditional ones. However, perhaps we are mistaken here and someone will correct us in the comments.
But let's get back to the review of the remaining innovations in the Anniversary Update. An auto-hide option is available for the taskbar in tablet mode, the set of emoticons has been redesigned, and system search can now search in OneDrive. Handwriting recognition support is available for 23 additional languages. In the pop-up volume adjustment interface, switching between audio output sources is implemented.
The clock and calendar are now displayed on all monitors when using a multi-monitor configuration. A new combination of Win + Alt + D has been added to call their pop-up interface. The calendar in the system tray is now integrated with the Calendar system application:
Many changes have been made to Cortana. This assistant, surprisingly, still does not support the Russian language, so instead of identifying innovations in detail, we will only mention its main ones. In particular, the ability to search for music has been improved, the tools for creating reminders have been expanded, and the voice assistant has been integrated with the Maps application.
Cortana's capabilities related to interaction between devices have been enhanced, including information about battery usage, the “find my phone” function, and the transfer of map data from one device to another.
Finally, work continues to improve the functionality of virtual desktops. You can now switch between them using four-finger gestures on the touchpad. In addition, you can now pin one window or all windows from one application on all virtual desktops at once:
Conclusion
It would seem that the Anniversary update, released a year later and already the second major package of changes, should bring Windows 10, as they say, to mind, finally making the system “polished” and holistic. However, in practice this is not the case.
In the “top ten”, two control panels still coexist; the Cortana voice assistant, which is one of the flagship innovations of the OS, is still not available in Russian, as well as in many other languages. Nothing has changed in the heart of the Windows interface - Explorer, as the corporation is still preparing for its complete redesign in the future. And this is not to mention all sorts of little things like rudiments from Windows 7 and 8 popping up here and there.
Thus, if you were waiting for a completely ready-made system, polished to the smallest detail, then, as it seems to us, Windows 10 is not yet one. We can congratulate users who have been successfully using the “top ten” since last year: with the arrival of the Anniversary Update, they are turning from alpha testers into beta testers).
A year later, Windows 10 occupies less than a quarter of the desktop OS market
On the other hand, the Anniversary Update makes the Start menu, virtual desktops, and Action Center more usable. Edge will be a real workhorse for some, with extensions and basic capabilities that were not there before. The Settings panel continues its evolution, preparing to finally become a single center for system control. The leapfrog with communication applications seems to be ending with the advent of the new Skype.
As a result, the anniversary update is without a doubt a step in the right direction. But in order to win over the majority of Microsoft users to Windows 10, it will clearly require a couple more of at least the same steps.
If you are using an old version of Windows 10 because it was once there, then it is time to upgrade to the new version. It is clear that in most cases, a software update brings many useful functions and improvements to old ones. Sometimes developers can mess up and the newest update can be worse than the previous one, but even if so, everything is fixed quickly, with the help of additional mini-updates. This is about Windows.
In this article I will not talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the Anniversary Update, since the topic here is different and specifically indicated - how to install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, why shove something unnecessary into the article. Moreover, if you wanted to update the system to a new version, then you already know the pros and cons, and if not, then the Internet is already full of reviews on this topic.
I got a little off topic for two paragraphs, sorry. So, there are several ways to get the latest global update, you can use any one.
Options for upgrading to Windows 10 Anniversary Update
First option– Windows Update Center, you can get to it through Settings (if you press the Win+I keys) and go to the section "Update and Security". I’ll say right away that even after several days after the update is released, you will not immediately see an offer to install the new product on your computer in the update center; this is done in stages, apparently, so as not to load the network, as was the case at the beginning of the release of the top ten.
If you see in the update center that there are no updates, then try clicking on the link below "More details". So, you will go to the official Microsoft website and thereby download a special utility from there that will allow you to download and install the latest global update. If, when you launch the utility, you receive a message that Windows already has the latest version, then this is the case and you don’t need to do anything.
The tool, by the way, is called Media Creation Tool. You can immediately download it from this Microsoft website and then use it.
After installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can clear up disk space, thereby adding a couple of tens of GB. This can be done through the Disk Cleanup utility. In general, read and you will understand everything.
Option three– . That is, you download an ISO image of the latest version of Windows 10 from the official website, transfer it to a flash drive and install it. But most often this method involves a clean installation of the system. And you can download it using the Media Creation Tool utility.
Option four– using the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant. This method allows you to upgrade from Windows 7, 8 and 10 to the latest. You can download the utility from here. You need to click the Update Now button.
Problems updating to Windows 10 Anniversary Update 1607
When upgrading to a certain version of the system or from system to system, blue screens of death and other errors occur. Most often, after the update, you can notice problems with the Internet and installing new or old device drivers; problems with the power system of laptops have also been noticed, but this is natural at the software level. I will try to put together a separate link where you can see all the problems and their fixes related to Windows 10.
To somehow limit the occurrence of unpleasant moments, here’s what we can recommend:
- important system data and drivers;
- Remove any antivirus that you installed additionally, for example, some Avast;
- I already talked about creating a backup copy, but I’ll repeat it. Save important documents and files to another drive.
For now, that's all I wanted to say. This way you can upgrade to any version of Windows using the methods described above. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments.
Let's continue Windows 10 Anniversary Update review thread on my channel – this time – watch this video, how to update to Windows 10 Anniversary Update, where you can download an ISO with a new build of Windows 10, how to make an installation flash drive and what to do if the update to Windows 10 Anniversary Update has not yet arrived on your computer/laptop/tablet
Click the button there Download the tool now“, launch the Media Creation Tool utility and select “ Upgrade this PC now“. Media Creation Tool will download all updates and begin the forced update process to Windows 10 Anniversary Update. 🙂 In principle, this is the same forced update process as for “regular” Windows 10, which I already talked about a year ago in this video and in this . If anything, expect another similar video on Friday - about forced updating to Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
So updating to Windows 10 Anniversary Update has been tested, the process is painless, as they say - weighed, counted, measured - and recommended for use
Continuation of reviews of new products in Windows 10 Anniversary Update – new in security, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, management settings, Bash command line, containers – I have on the iWalker2000 YouTube channel in the near future.
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