May Update Version 2004.

My desktop just updated to version 2004. Very easy, but a bit lengthy. I got the update message for my older laptop. Tried to update and had huge problems. The easiest to recall was that it took forever to "get ready" then tried to download twice. It did the "get ready" three times then downloaded the update, but the update failed. When I checked for updates on my newer laptop, it said I was up to date. Wouldn't even try to go for version 2004.

 

Just had the wife's comp on today and it had 7 updates to download and install before the 2004 update was offered.
It is now running version 2004 W10 and OS build 19041.329 without any hitches.

 

You are so right about Edge being pushed by MS. I did all the obvious things until I got it off the screen and could then carry on with FF.
I must admit that I had to spend a bit of time getting rid of the 'Lock screen' but that happens nearly every time a major update comes along.
This worry about security is frustrating at times when all you want to do is start the comp and use it.
Our Government and our Ministry of Health came up with a phone App for tracing possible Covid 19 contacts.
You had to install the App on your cell phone and register your contact details. You also had to have a Password at least 13 characters long with a mixture of High and Low case letters and mix of digits.
They wondered why there was very slow pick up of users.
Too much paranoia with security for the older generation to worry about.
The other concern was to find the QR codes - not all business places had them!

 

Edge is probably like IE was. Entwined into the OS so it was really part of it. Kinda like buying a Chevy and not being able to go to the VW shop to get parts that fit.

 

Well, the desktop and one laptop are running version 2004. I have tried to update the older laptop three times and each time it has failed. This is the what I read in settings>update & security>view update history:
Feature update to Windows 10, version 2004 (3)
Last failed install attempt on 6/17/2020 - 0x8007042b

What do you imagine is going on?

 

Forgive a newbie question, but why did it work on the other two machines that are identically setup (especially using Malwarebytes) plus they are all HPs?

 

Thanks for the explanation. I will give that a try.

 

It could mean that some driver misbehaves while upgrading to latest version or the driver is just not compatible. It would have been very kind of Microsoft to explain in detail as to what is NOT compatible.
We can't do anything except wait for Microsoft/vendor to push the driver(s).Could be a long wait.

 

I tried it on one of my laptops but it failed.

 

My main desktop has a SSD & I am hearing about the new version having defragmentation problems with SSD. So not doing anything for now, even though, the latest version is being offered on that PC.

 

No Problems with SSD's - ALL my comps and both HP Notebooks have SSD's.
My newest build desktop has M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB and I've had no problems with any of them apart from the Edge part of the OS.
This Notebook uses 125GB SSD for C: and 1TB HDD for the Data ops. No probs.

 

There is reportedly a problem in defrag portion. Windows keep on trimming SSD multiple times in a day.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...frag-bug/4c5498b9-04fe-41c9-8535-ed10313b6f33

https://borncity.com/win/2020/06/17/windows-10-2004-bug-defragmentiert-ssds-zu-hufig/

 

What happens if you reset the schedule for Optimization (in System > Storage) to say Monthly instead of Weekly?