The Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 has finally been released, now is a good time to learn how to install it.
Currently, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is being rolled out in stages, with some areas being offered through Windows Update before other versions. Users can use the Windows 10 update assistant to automatically download and install it.
The following article will guide you how to install Windows 10 Fall Creators Update through Windows Update and Windows 10 Update Assistant.
Install through Windows Update
The easiest way to install the Fall Creators Update is to use Windows Update. Unfortunately, this new feature update is phased in, so it may only be available to some people and it may take a while for everyone to install it.
The easiest way to see if it's available is to check for new updates. If the Fall Creators Update is available, you will soon have it on your computer.
Install via Windows 10 Update Assistant
If you do anything, you can't get the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update displayed in Windows Update, you can always use the Windows 10 Update Assistant to install this new update. The Windows 10 Update Assistant is a Microsoft program that checks to see if your computer has the hardware requirements necessary to install the latest feature update and then download and install it.
After downloading the Windows 10 Update Assistant , launch it and click the Yes button in the UAC prompt because this program needs privileges to function correctly.
After that, just follow the instructions to start downloading and installing the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It should be noted that when an update is being downloaded, you can still cancel the installation. But if the installation is going on, you cannot cancel it.
After the update has been installed successfully, you just need to reboot and let Windows complete the update process.
If for some reason you are not sure whether the Fall Creators Update has been installed, you can always check the build and version number in the About your PC installation window . To access here, just enter About in the Start menu search bar. If this new update has been successfully installed, your Version number will be 1709 and the build number is 16299.19.