Windows 10’s last major update, the Creator Update (aka version 1703) was released just this past April. Since then, Microsoft has committed to a twice-yearly update schedule for the OS, which means the next major update (codenamed Redstone 3) will drop sometime later this year.
On the second day of the Build developer conference, Microsoft has confirmed that the next Windows 10 update is on track for a fall release, and it’ll simply be called - drum roll - the Fall Creators Update. The key focus of this Fall Creators Update will be to enrich user experiences not just on the Windows PC, but also the other devices that a user may have. This is possible due to new APIs and capabilities introduced for the Microsoft Graph, which I touched on yesterday now creates connections between people, activities, as well as devices.
The Fall Creators Update will also see the continued evolvement of the Windows 10 interface and broader availability of the company’s mixed reality experience. And since this is still branded as a Creators Update, there’s going to be a new app for creators called Windows Story Remix. There are also a few very interesting cross-device experiences that you'll get to enjoy thanks to the connection to the Microsoft Graph, which you can read about here.
Microsoft, however, didn’t want to commit to a release date for the Fall Creators Update for obvious reasons (things move based on feedback, show-stopping bugs, etc.); but if I were a betting man, I’d say the update would be finalized in September, with a rollout starting in October. After all, with Windows now being developed like a service, Microsoft can always keep to a schedule and remove features that aren’t ready in time, like the My People feature that was removed in the April Creators Update but is now on track for the Fall Creators Update.
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