{"id":5112,"date":"2020-05-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2020-05-28T23:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T03:25:55","slug":"new-win10-version-2004-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/29\/new-win10-version-2004-first-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Win10 version (&#8220;2004&#8221;) first impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this week, Microsoft released the semi-annual refresh of Windows 10, this one dubbed &#8220;2004,&#8221; meaning it was finished last month, 2020-04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, I&#8217;ve updated four PCs, including my primary-use, personal system. All have gone smoothly, with nary a hiccup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s install routines seem to be getting better at picking up existing software, too. After the upgrade from Win10 1909 to 2004, the only software I had to reinstall was an exotic and optional SSD caching tool. As far as I can tell, all other third-party drivers and apps were left intact and as before &#8212; including even some old, third-party apps that normally require full reinstall after an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a very smooth transition, so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m just starting to see what&#8217;s new inside this version. Here&#8217;s some background info:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What&#8217;s new in Windows 10, version 2004 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/whats-new\/whats-new-windows-10-version-2004\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft tech document<\/a>)<br><\/li><li>What&#8217;s new in Windows 10, version 2004 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=whats+in+win10+2004\" target=\"_blank\">Various third-party resources, via Google search<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The new version is currently being offered via Windows Update to the newer and known-compatible PCs; with older and lesser-compatible units coming later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But anyone can upgrade for free right now<\/strong> via Microsoft&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows10\" target=\"_blank\">Download Windows 10 page<\/a>; you can upgrade right away, or create local install files to save on your PC, DVD, or flash drive for later use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5112\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5112<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? <\/b><em>Ask<\/em><b> <u><font color=\"#000117\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/u><\/b>!<br><br>(<em>Want free notification of new content? 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Microsoft&#8217;s install routines seem to be getting better at picking up existing software, too&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/win102004ID.jpg?fit=500%2C463&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaiox-1ks","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2602,"url":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/16\/a-reader-asks-why-am-i-not-able-to-reset-my-pc-or-reinstall-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":5112,"position":0},"title":"A reader asks: &#8220;Why am I not able to reset my PC or reinstall Windows?&#8221;","author":"Fred Langa","date":"2019-04-16","format":false,"excerpt":"(Answer requested by\u00a0Reese Lynn.) 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