On April 28th, Microsoft announced the next major Windows 10 release — May 2021 Update. While the Windows 10 version 21H1 is expected to start gradually rolling out in May, the feature update has already been finalized.

Eager to try it out early? Get the enablement package from here:
✓ http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/upgr/2021/03/windows10.0-kb5000736-x64_880844224a175033802b3d7a1f40ec304c0548dd.msu

WARNING: This is a friendly reminder that modifying an installation of Windows 10 can negatively impact your current setup. Please create a temporary backup before proceeding as a precaution!!!

WHAT'S NEW IN WINDOWS 10 VERSION 21H1?
21H1 features three notable improvements over 20H2, all of which are most beneficial to business customers. But for regular users, there almost nothing new in Windows 10’s 21H1 update. However, under the hood, Windows is still being fixed with important security patches and bug fixes.

Here’s what Microsoft’s John Cable says we should expect:
● Windows Hello Multicamera Support: When you have both an external and internal Windows Hello camera on your PC, you can now set the default camera as your external camera. Windows Hello is used for signing into PCs.
● Windows Defender Application Guard Performance: Microsoft has sped up WDAG, a feature that lets administrators configure applications to run in an isolated, virtualized container for security. Microsoft says opening documents, in particular, should be faster.
● WMI Group Policy Performance: Microsoft has improved Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy Service (GPSVC) and made it perform more quickly “to support remote work scenarios.”

Microsoft’s Windows Insider blog post adds a few more details on the specific scenarios that have been improved.

That’s it — a quick, fast installation that fixes some minor issues.

SMALLER UPDATES MEAN SMALLER PROBLEMS
When it comes to Windows, small updates aren’t necessarily a bad thing. These small updates are a much smaller download and install much more quickly without a long reboot process. They’re focused on fixing bugs and improving security.

Here’s how Microsoft’s John Cable, Vice President of Program Management for Windows Servicing and Delivery, explains it:
"Windows 10, version 21H1 will have a scoped set of features improving security, remote access and quality. The features we are releasing in this update are focused on the core experiences that customers have told us they’re relying on most right now. So, we optimized this release to support our customers’ most pressing needs."

HOW TO OPT OUT OF TESTING
If you like, you can opt out of receiving Release Preview builds.

To stop receiving Windows 10 Insider Preview builds, use these steps:
1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Windows Insider Program.
4. Under the "Stop getting preview builds" section, turn ON the toggle switch.

21H1 will continue the semi-annual feature update release cadence and will be supported for 18 months with servicing updates, just like previous H1 releases of Windows 10.

Or...just wait until Microsoft rolls out the update at the end of May, or possibly the start of June if any major blocking issues show up before then.

➤ MORE INFORMATION & RESOURCES:
✓ https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/28/preparing-the-windows-10-may-2021-update-for-release/
✓ https://www.windowscentral.com/how-get-windows-10-may-2021-update-final-release-anyone-else

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