{"id":13558,"date":"2020-03-09T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T09:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=13558"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T08:44:19","slug":"does-windows-10-v1803-pro-still-get-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/03\/09\/does-windows-10-v1803-pro-still-get-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Windows 10 V1803 Home\/Pro still get updates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/win102.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" align=\"left\" \/>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/09\/bekommt-windows-10-v1803-pro-immer-noch-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>]Strange story told to me by a blog reader. Although Windows 10 version 1803 was dropped from support on November 12, 20918 for Home and Pro, he still get cumulative updates. Addendum: Got feedback from several users, that Windows 10 verison 1803 Home\/Pro systems still receive updates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Windows 10 V1803 End of Support<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vg02.met.vgwort.de\/na\/ed4a8544c35a4a1284118c7444952224\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>Microsoft only grants 18 months of updates for the Home and Pro versions of Windows 10. Microsoft maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/13853\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">table on this page<\/a> that shows when older Windows 10 builds reach the end of life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Windows 10 End of Life\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5ku7K3N.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 10 End of Life\" \/><br \/>\n(Source: Microsoft)<\/p>\n<p>According to the table above, Windows 10 version 1803 in the following variants reached the end of support already on November 12, 2019:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10, version 1803, Home<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10, version 1803, Pro<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10, version 1803, Pro for Workstations<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10, version 1803, IoT Core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This was also communicated again in <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/4506606\/windows-10-version-1803-ending-nov-12-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this document<\/a> by Microsoft. The page was last updated on February 6, 2020 &#8211; and you will learn there that Windows 10 Version 1803 Enterprise, Education and IoT Enterprise will receive security updates until November 2020. And there's the post <a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/10\/25\/windows-10-force-upgrade-to-v1803-and-eol-notification\/\">Windows 10: force upgrade to V1803 and EOL notification<\/a> from October 2019 that Windows 10 version 1803 is threatened with forced upgrade (my test machine was updated to Windows 10 version 1903).<\/p>\n<h2>A user still gets updates<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of February 2020 blog reader Stoyan Stoyanov from Bulgaria contacted me by e-mail.\u00a0 He wrote me:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I want to share something interesting with you.<\/p>\n<p>I am using Windows 10 pro v1803 on HP Probook 645G2 and although this version is out of support i am still getting monthly updates. I am sending real screenshots.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Can you explain me why is this happening?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So he still gets monthly updates for a Windows 10 Pro version 1803 on an HP device, although the support has long since expired. As proof he sent me some screenshots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NByXDKZ.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Windows 10 V1803: Update settings &amp; Lizense details\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NByXDKZ.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 10 V1803: Update settings &amp; Lizense details\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(Update-Einstellungen und Lizenzdaten, <a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NByXDKZ.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zum Vergr\u00f6\u00dfern klicken<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In the screenshot above he has shown the update settings for Windows 10 Pro V1803. The installation of function updates is reset for one year and updates are suspended for 3 days. In the lower right corner the data of the software license service is still displayed. It is an OEM version of Windows 10 Pro with the build number 17134.1067, activated by a single key.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lY2IB95.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Windows 10 V1803: Updates Feb. 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lY2IB95.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 10 V1803: Updates Feb. 2020\" width=\"636\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lY2IB95.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to zoom<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In the screenshot above, he is offered the cumulative update KB4537762 for Windows 10 version 1803 on 27.2.2020, which raises the build to 17134.1304. In the KB article Microsoft points out that this version has reached its EOL:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The service for Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) Home Edition and Pro Edition has expired. For devices that are running Windows 10, when the service expires or will expire in the next few months, Windows Update automatically starts a feature update (users can choose a convenient time). This will keep these devices supported and provide the monthly updates that are important to device security and ecosystem integrity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The following screenshot shows updates still pending for Windows 10 version 1803, with a new build number 17334.1246 in the lower right corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DoJBpPY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DoJBpPY.jpg\" width=\"581\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(Updated Windows 10 V1803, <a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DoJBpPY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click to zoom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DoJBpPY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zum Vergr\u00f6\u00dfern klicken<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>So the machine was provided with updates. Therefore at this point the question: Has anyone else had this experience? Do any of you have an explanation for this behavior?<\/p>\n<p>Addenum: Had feedback from several German users in enterprise environments, running Windows 10 Pro V1803 and confirming that they receive updates via WSUS for thouse machines, that has been installed without issues. Even, if the machines are not Enterprise SKUs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar articles:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/05\/23\/windows-10-v1803-threatens-a-forced-update-as-of-july-2019\/\">Windows 10 V1803 threatens a forced update as of July 2019<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/06\/24\/windows-10-v1803-force-update-to-v1903-part-1\/\">Windows 10 V1803: Force update to V1903<\/a> \u2013 Part 1<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/06\/25\/windows-10-up-to-v1803-details-for-upgrade-to-v1903-part-2\/\">Windows 10 up to V1803: Details for Upgrade to V1903<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 Part 2<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/07\/17\/windows-10-v1803-will-be-updated-to-version-1903\/\">Windows 10 V1803 will be updated to Version 1903<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/10\/25\/windows-10-force-upgrade-to-v1803-and-eol-notification\/\">Windows 10: force upgrade to V1803 and EOL notification<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[German]Strange story told to me by a blog reader. Although Windows 10 version 1803 was dropped from support on November 12, 20918 for Home and Pro, he still get cumulative updates. Addendum: Got feedback from several users, that Windows 10 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/03\/09\/does-windows-10-v1803-pro-still-get-updates\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[580,22,2],"tags":[69,195,1306],"class_list":["post-13558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-update","category-windows","tag-security","tag-update","tag-windows-10-v1803"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}