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What’s new for IT pros in Windows 10, version 1803

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Caitlin Fitzgerald
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Apr 30, 2018
Windows 10, version 1803 (also known as the Windows 10 April 2018 Update) is now available for download from Visual Studio Subscriptions (formerly MSDN Subscriptions) and the Software Download Center...
Updated May 21, 2018
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Robert Haas
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May 08, 2018

Ian Clarke

 

That's what I'm hoping Microsoft will clear up.  They promoted 1803 directly to SAC leaving 1709 in SACT.  If they would have followed the pattern of the previous versions (1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709), 1803 should have landed in the SACT channel, dethroning 1709 and leaving it in SAC with 1703.

 

My existing "rings" for a targeted Pilot and broad deployment look similar to this today:

  • Ring 1 = SACT+0
  • Ring 2 = SACT+30
  • Ring 3 = SACT+60
  • Ring 4 = SACT+90
  • Ring 5 = SAC+0
  • Ring 6 = SAC+30
  • Ring 7 = SAC+60
  • Ring 8 = SAC+120

Now with 1803, my "Ring 6" gets this Feature Update in late-May/early-June 2018 (30 days after initial release), whereas with 1709, it was approximately 90 days after initial release (~January 12, 2018).