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UPDATED 11/24: Windows 10 can receive different kinds of updates, including “quality updates” and “feature updates” to patch security vulnerabilities, fix bugs and reliability problems, improve system performance, and introduce new features. Since updates can be confusing and difficult to track, in this guide, you’ll understand the different between the quality and feature updates, and more importantly, you’ll find the history of every Windows 10 update grouped by releases with information, such as build and knowledge base (KB) number, release date and number, and platform to help you stay inform.

Windows 10 quality update vs. feature update

Quality updates (also referred as “cumulative updates”) are those updates that Windows 10 downloads and installs every month automatically through Windows Update. These updates are cumulative and include the new fixes and improvements as well as the previously available patches. Usually, Microsoft releases these updates every second Tuesday of the month, which rollout date referred as “Patch Tuesday” or “Update Tuesday.” Also, internally, these updates are known as the “B” release, because they roll out during the second week of the month. The Windows 10 updates include security fixes and non-security fixes.

In addition to the B release, Microsoft also pushes two more updates known as “C” and “D” releases during the third and fourth week of the month. These cumulative updates are optional and contain non-security fixes that the company is still testing and planning to release in the next Patch Tuesday update (the following month).

The company also provides updates outside of the regular schedule, and they’re referred to as “on-demand updates”. Typically, these are emergency releases that contain fixes that can’t wait to the next update for Windows 10.

Feature updates are released twice a year and they are technically new versions of Windows 10 (For example, Windows 10 version 20H2). Unlike quality updates, they include new features and improvements, and they require full reinstallation. However, reinstallation depends on the version your device is running and the update you’re trying to install. In the past, upgrade was required regardless of the version on your device, but then the company shifted to a “major” and “minor” releases, meaning that the first feature update of the year is consider major and requires reinstallation, while the second semi-annual update is consider minor and applies as a quick regular update if you have the first semi-annual update already installed. Otherwise, the upgrade process doesn’t change.

Also, these new versions of Windows 10 are optional, meaning that they don’t install automatically until you trigger the process manually through Windows Update. However, if you’re running a version nearing the end of service, then the update will install automatically.

Microsoft makes available the first semi-annual feature update during the spring (April or May) and the second one during fall time (October or November).

Windows 10 current version information

Windows 10 version 20H2 is the most current release today. This feature update is known as the “October 2020 Update,” it’s been available since October 20, 2020, and the latest quality update is “build 19042.631.” You can use these instructions to check the version installed on your device. Also, if you want to determine the quality updates that have been already applied to your computer, use these instructions.

Below you’ll find the latest Windows 10 update history information for version 20H2, version 2004, and older releases. The history for Insider builds have been relocated to this page.

Windows 10 version 20H2 update history

Windows 10 version 20H2 (October 2020 Update) is the tenth feature update and the second semi-annual release originally released on October 20, 2020.

Version 20H2 is considered a minor update available for version 2004 as a cumulative update that doesn’t require reinstallation. However, on devices running an older version, the upgrade experience won’t change.

In this section, you’ll find the history for all the quality updates and links to find out the details about each quality update. 

If you have already installed the new feature update, the initial release was build 19041.572, and the latest version is Windows 10 build 19041.631. 

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 20H2 (20H2).

Windows 10 version 2004 update history

Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update) is the ninth major refresh and the first semi-annual update originally released on May 27, 2020.

In this section, you’ll find the history for all the quality updates and links to find out the details about each release. 

If you have already installed the new feature update, then the latest version is Windows 10 build 19041.631. 

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 2004 (20H1).

Windows 10 version 1909 update history

Windows 10 version 1909 (November 2019 Update) was the eighth major release and the second semi-annual update available in November 2019.

In this section, you’ll find the list with all the cumulative updates and links to find out the details about each release.

If you have already installed the new feature update, then the latest version is Windows 10 build 18363.1198. 

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 1909 (19H2).

Windows 10 version 1903 update history

Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update) was the seventh major release and the first semi-annual update that became available on May 21, 2019.

In this section, you’ll find the list with all the Windows 10 update history for this version and links to understand the details about each rollout. The first quality update for Windows 10 version 1903 arrived on April 9, 2019, and it’s a security update.

If you have already installed the new feature update, then the latest version is Windows 10 build 18362.1198. 

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 1903 (19H1).

Windows 10 version 1809 update history

Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) was the sixth major release and the second semi-annual update that became available October 2, 2018.

In this section, you’ll find the list with all the quality updates and links to find out the details about each release. The first quality update for Windows 10 version 1809 will arrive on October 9 to fix and improve the latest release.

If you have already installed the new feature update, then the latest version is Windows 10 build 17763.1577. 

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 1809 (Redstone 5).

Windows 10 version 1803 update history

Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) was the fifth major release (and the first update out of two rolling out in 2018) that became available starting April 30, 2018.

Below you’ll find the list with all the quality updates and links to find out the details about each release. The first quality update for Windows 10 version 1803 was build 17133.73, but due to a blocking bug, Microsoft created build 17134.1 making build 17134.5 the actual first official quality update for the April 2018 Update. 

The latest version is Windows 10 build 17134.1845.

Check the Windows Insider Program build release history for version 1803 (Redstone 4).

Windows 10 version 1709 update history

The Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) was the fourth major release and the second in one year. Also, it became available on October 17, 2017, it was still referred as version “1709” indicating the year and month when the update was completed.

The initial version is the Windows 10 build 16299.15, and after a number of quality updates the latest version is Windows 10 build 16299.2166.

Windows 10 version 1703 update history

The Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) was the third major update for the operating system, and even though it became available on April 11, 2017, Microsoft decided to refer this version as “1703”. 

The initial version is Windows 10 build 15063, and after a number of cumulative updates the latest version is Windows 10 build 15063.2554.