Updates are vital in the Operating Systems in order to guarantee their effective use. The software is in continuous use and revision, and therefore it must be updated to repair all those failures at the user or security level that have been detected. In addition, new versions often include improvements and interesting news, so being up to date is keeping up to date with everything that changes in a system..
With the announcement by Microsoft of its new edition October 2018, a great expectation has been created by its millions of users about what news and changes have been included in this new version since without a doubt with the new technologies adopted by Microsoft will see important changes in this new edition.
News
Windows 10 October 2018, whose version is 1804, will have highlights such as:
- File Explorer now has a dark theme when Dark Mode has been enabled from the Settings menu.
- It is possible to name active folders in Start
- A new secure removal feature has been added that lists open applications that might be using an external GPU connected through Thunderbolt 3.
- Notifications in the Action Center have a new effect when you open the Action Center.
- The Clippings utility has been redesigned which can now be accessed using the keys:
+ S + Shift + S
- Snips has a notification which will open in Screen Sketch, now it is a dedicated application.
- A new "Screen Crop" action has been added to the quick actions in the Action Center.
- A new clipboard has been integrated that allows us to carry out various actions on the copied elements.
- We now have three different modes to select when projecting the screen wirelessly: game modes, productivity and video.
- When upgrading to this version for the first time, new users will have a post-OOBE user interface that guides the user through the configuration of the new features added in this version.
- The Game Bar has been reconfigured with new features that include an overview of system performance and more options.
- The search in Windows 10 will now allow you to download through a download link will offer the programs searched online.
- It will be possible to use Windows Mixed Reality without a monitor.
- The storage sensor can now change the files to the "online only" state if they have not been accessed after a certain number of days, which saves hard disk space.
- The Emoji 11 version is now available.
- The game bar is now accessible through the Start List of applications.
As we see, the changes are positive and now TechnoWikis will explain how we can update our operating system to this new version of Windows 10 called October 2018..
Upgrade to Windows 10 October 2018
Step 1
The first step to take is to go to the following official Microsoft link where we find the option to update the system in a simple and safe way:
Windows 10 October 2018
Step 2
We have two options:
- The first option is to click on the “Update now†button to perform the update process in line with Microsoft servers.
- The second option is to use the Media Creation Tool by clicking on the “Download tool now†button and this allows us to download the official ISO image and burn it to a bootable DVD or USB.
Step 3
For this case we select the option “Update now†and this will download a small executable file called Windows10Upgrade9252.exe .:
Step 4
We double click on this file and it will be necessary to confirm UAC:
Step 5
After this the following wizard will be displayed:
Step 6
There we find the current version of our system and the most recent version (1809) available of Windows 10, we click on “Update now†so that the system is responsible for carrying out the process of checking minimum requirements at the hardware level to the update to this new edition of Windows 10.
Step 7
The hardware requirements to install Windows 10 October 2018 are:
Requirements
- Intel or AMD x86 or x64 processors, including SoCs, with a minimum frequency of 1 GHz.
- 7 ″ screen (professional) and 8 ″ (consumption). Minimum 800 x 600 pixels.
- UEFI 2.3.1 Firmware with Secure boot (disposable in the BIOS that allow it)
- 2 GB of RAM for 64-bit versions. 1 GB of RAM for 32 bits.
- 20 GB of internal storage for 64 bits. 16 GB for 32 bits.
- GPU with support for DirectX 9.
Step 8
Once we meet the basic requirements, click on “Next†and the download process of this new version of Windows 10 will begin:
Step 9
There we can click on the “Minimize†button if we wish to continue working on the system. Once the download process is finished, the download will be checked:
Step 10
After checking it will start the process of updating to Windows 10 October 2018:
Step 11
Once this process is finished it will be necessary to restart the operating system to apply the new Windows 10 update:
Step 12
We can see that during the process the updates are applied:
Step 13
Then we will begin the process of configuring region, network, user and others:
Step 14
With Windows 10 October 3018 it will be possible from the beginning to know in detail all the system privacy options which is ideal in order to determine what data Microsoft collects from our daily access to the system:
Step 15
Once we access the system, the following window will be displayed:
Step 16
Click on Exit to close the wizard and we can verify that the version used is 1809, for this we use the following key combination and execute the “winver†command:
+ R
winver
In this way we have seen how Microsoft gives us the tools to update its new October 2018 edition in a simple but comprehensive way.