Microsoft has announced that Redstone 5 will be officially named Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The Redmond-based company plans to reveal new specifications within next few days. Check this post for more information about this version of Windows 10.
At IFA 2018, Microsoft has announced the upcoming update to Windows 10 “Windows 10 October 2018 update”, codenamed Redstone 5. The Redmond-based company plans to reveal new specifications within next few days.
There are some key features in this version of Windows 10 update, including a cloud clipboard that syncs across machines, dark mode on File Explorer, an updated snipping tool, improvements to Microsoft Edge, and performance data from the OS’ Xbox Game Bar. In addition, Erin Chapple, corporate vice president, said that the company will test more features that will be included in a later “Windows 10 October 2018 update”.
Some members of the Windows Insider programme have tested these features, but the final lineup of new features and application improvements will be announced next month.
“I’m pleased to announce that our next feature update to Windows will be called the Windows 10 October 2018 Update,” Roanne Sones, vice president of Microsoft Corp, wrote in a post to the Windows Blog. “With this update, we’ll be bringing new features and enhancements to the nearly 700 million devices running Windows 10 that help people make the most of their time. We’ll share more details about the update over the coming weeks.”
Microsoft has been using the phrase “nearly 700 million Windows 10 devices” for about four months. In the past, the usage of Windows 10 was increasing by about 17 million new PC per month (or 100 million every six months).
Microsoft has been using the same 700 million figure since March 2018 and hasn’t provided an updated momentum figure. People may wonder: How it’s possible that we’re not counting down to 800 million PCs by this point? Let’s see how Mary Jo Foley (Mary Jo Foley is a famous writer who has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline.) wrote in her post:
“I asked a spokesperson why Microsoft is continuing to use the “nearly 700 million” figure. Is it because the rollout of Windows 10 has stalled? Or because Redmond is done providing us with Windows 10 momentum updates? The official response: ‘(The) nearly 700 million number stands and that’s all we have to share at this time.’”
According to Mary Jo Foley, she believes that Microsoft is waiting for a bigger event, such as its upcoming Ignite IT Pro conference at the end of September. At that time, they will announce a new momentum figure. And because Microsoft will end the support for Windows 7 in January 2020, the massive migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 may not have really begun.(See: Should I Upgrade to Windows 10 – How To Decide? )
Apart from that, Microsoft casually dropped a bombshell, of sorts, when it recently revealed that the version of Windows 10 after Windows 10 version 1803 (the October 2018 Update) will drop the Redstone naming convention and is codenamed H119 (for “first half of 2019”) instead.
Many people predict that this new way of naming will be applied to the final version of the product. Instead of Windows 10 version 1903, it will be called Windows 10 version 19H1.
But some other people also believe that this code change is more related to the new owner of Windows 10 development. For example, Azure team – they want to be clearer, more concise and more transparent to serve their customers. It is believed that Windows 10 naming going forward will stay consistent, and be consistent with that of Windows Server.
It’s said that the next Windows 10 feature update is in early testing now. It is expected to be finalized in March, 2019 and become available to public users in April 2019.