MORE THAN FIVE months after its grand unveiling last October, the Windows 10 Creators Update is finally here—and the wait was worth it.
Following in the footsteps of last August’s sweeping Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the Creators Update tweaks and tunes the core Windows 10 experience while heaping on a pile of handy all-new features. While PCWorld’s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review (go.pcworld.com/w10updrev) contains detailed impressions of Microsoft’s refreshed operating system, here’s a higher level look at what you need to know about the Creators Update.
How do I get it?
Just sit tight! The Windows 10 Creators Update started rolling out to the general public on April 11 via the standard Windows Update process, just like every other Windows 10 update. There’s no way for home users to opt out of the upgrade.
That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll receive it today, however; the Anniversary Update took about four months to propagate to 80 percent of Windows 10 users. Microsoft prioritizes newer PCs with optimal specs for Windows 10 first. If you’re the impatient type, you can manually kick off the Creators Update installation (go.pcworld. com/cudinstall) by using Microsoft’s Update Assistant. (Warning: Clicking that link will download an executable file for the Update Assistant, go.pcworld.com/udassist, to your PC.)
So what’s the big deal?
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