Putting off upgrades, whether suspending them as Google did this week when it paused Chrome refreshes, or delaying support deadlines as Microsoft has done, may be the smart move under current conditions. Unsettled release and support calendars could be the new normal Instead of trying to hustle during a time when everything has been disrupted if not thrown into complete chaos, IT staff, likely with a lower headcount and if not, then on a lower productivity level, can work without panicking.

Three years is somewhat of a magic stretch in Windows, as it was the long considered the ideal interval between OS upgrades, as in Windows 7 (2009) releasing three years after its Vista (2006) predecessor and three years before its Windows 8 (2012) successor.īy giving enterprises six more months to migrate from 1709 - when IT was staring at a deadline of less than a month - Microsoft has reduced the pressure on admins of laggardly firms to keep client systems protected. 'All supported versions of Microsoft Configuration Manager (current branch) will continue to support Windows 10, version 1709 until October 13, 2020,' Cable said.īy tacking on six months to 1709's support lifecycle, Microsoft will make it the first version of Windows 10 to receive 36 months, or three years, of support. Cable also promised that update management processes would not need to change during the added months. The six-month extension for 1709 will supply customers security updates through the usual channels, including Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the Microsoft Update Catalog. The spring upgrade, yy03, provides only 18 months of support to everyone and every SKU (stock-keeping unit). Under Microsoft's 18/30 scheme, Enterprise and Education receive two and a half years of support only for the fall feature upgrade, the one labeled yy09 in the firm's four-digit format. Microsoft split customers into 18- and 30-month groups in September 2018, when it created the latter support lifespan for its most important customers, larger businesses and organizations. Windlaunched in October 2017, and although the Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro editions of the release received just 18 months of support - until ApEnterprise and Education got 30 months of updates.

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