Poll - Update or Clean Install the May 2020 Update

[mkoundo]

update vs clean install

 

[Protomartyr]

I'm updating existing 1909 installation to 2004 on my laptop. I'll probably clean install 2004 on my desktop though since I don't have much on it.

 

[South Park]

I've seen this update described as "underwhelming," but when I eventually update, I'll download the iso and update it from there. (On a related note, it took me 3.5 hr. to download the 5 GB 1909 iso on a slow WiFi connection. My Android tablet erased the file after downloading 4 GB of it because, as I discovered, it can't recognize files larger than 4 GB.)

 

[blackice]

I always just update. Seems to work.

 

[dinosaur07]

I am not going to upgrade for the moment. Waiting to be fixed all the necessary bugs.

 

[Brahman]

I have a 7 day pause on all windows updates...i just don't trust MS.

 

[roger_m]

I'll upgrade from Windows Update. Usually I download the ISO and manually upgrade early. But this time I'll wait until it is available from Windows Update.

I prefer to upgrade, rather than doing a clean install, as I don't have issues after upgrading. If Umbra was still around, he would insist that you need to do a clean install. But, I find that upgrading works fine and it saves the hassle of having to reinstall apps.

 

[TheBlueCreeper512]

I am not going to upgrade for the moment. Waiting to be fixed all the necessary bugs.

Yep, I have feature updates paused up to 14 days, if little tiny Patch Tuesday updates can wreck havoc, then who knows what a major feature update can do, just look at the initial release of 1809: MS had to pull the update entirely because the first batch was deleting people's files...

 

[Freki123]

I haven't seen a killer feature worth for me to upgrade now. So I will just wait till I'm forced to get the feature update in a few month

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

Hello, I am updating my Windows 1909 Home with Windows update.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

I will rebuild my system completely from scratch (long time planed already)

The 2004 build is a also a good step for that. For example the switch from old Internet Explorer / Edge to new one

 

[Back3]

I'll make an image of my system before upgrading...

 

[Stopspying]

I'll update from 1909 on all of our Windows devices. I had to do a clean install on a PC for 1909 after than messed up the machine completely as an update. I don't want to have to do the re-installing software routine again, I value my time doing other things than what should be unnecessary. But, I'll wait a bit longer to do this, as others have said, MS have a track record of having to pull updates that I'd rather not get caught up in. I haven't seen any things included in 2004 that are absolute must-haves immediately. Delaying security patches worries me far more than features updates.

 

[Andrew3000]

Already updated to 2004 version from the previous version without any problem.

 

[marcopaone]

Installed version 2004 RTM Updating my existing 1909 without problem.

 

[Moonhorse]

Clean install, gives me chance to swap antivirus aswell

 

[carl fish]

If you install the update now, what will happen when its released through windows update officially do you continue to receive updates as normal?

 

[Moonhorse]

If you install the update now, what will happen when its released through windows update officially do you continue to receive updates as normal?

If you install it now, you must be insider on slow ring i guess and you will receive all the updates bit before stable gets them

I suggest you to not rush and revert back to stable channel and just wait patiently , its just a week away i think

 

[carl fish]

I just installed the update with an Iso file with windows insider turned off, Is it a good idea to leave windows insider alone or would you turn it on?

 

[CyberTech]

I've read there are good features in Windows 10 2004 i would clean install on my lappy after 2 weeks or so because i want to read some reviews and might upgrade to the 2004 in my PC after a month or so