[German]Short message for users of Windows 10 version 2004, who are interested in the upcoming version 20H2 (autumn 2020) Microsoft has updated the so-called Enablement Update KB4562830, which is used to switch to Windows 10 20H2.
Enablement Update KB4562830
The update KB4562830 for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) is a package that unlocks the features of the Windows 10 20H2 expected in autumn. The so-called Enablement Update KB4562830 is not freely available, as it is currently only tested with Windows insiders.
But the colleagues of deskmodder.de have published some information here. The Enablement Package (KB4562830) was updated again on August 26th, 2020. It now contains the new Chromium Microsoft Edge version 84.0.522.52 and the package is based on 19041.479 (10.0.1.2).
If you are using Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004), you can install the Enablement Package (KB4562830) and get Windows 10 20H2. The Enablement Package (KB4562830) can be downloaded from deskmodder.de here.
Background: Enablement Updates
For blog readers who are perhaps not so familiar with the subject, here are some explanations. Microsoft publishes two function updates every year, one in spring and one in autumn. In the past, these releases were released as function updates for a long time – with the result that a fat package of several gigabytes had to be downloaded and installed from the Microsoft servers. In the process, Windows 10 was completely replaced.
Since 2019, however, Microsoft has been trying to roll out the autumn update for Windows 10 as a ‘small update’. For the first time, this was done with the 190x versions of Windows 10. The spring update (Windows 10 version 1903) came – in the old familiar manner – as a full function update. But the autumn update (Windows 10 version 1909) was realized as a ‘small function update’. The code for the Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 is the same – even common updates are used. Instead of downloading gigabytes of code for a function update, Windows 10 version 1909 was made available as an ‘enablement update’. A small update package of about 500 kByte simply changes the version.
The same is done with Windows 10 version 2004. With the update KB4562830, Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) is changed to the autumn function update, currently called Windows 10 20H2. So the update virtually only releases the 20H2 functions contained in Windows 10 Version 2004.
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