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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update [1] (also known as version 1709 and codenamed "Redstone 3") is the fourth major update to Windows 10 and the third in a series of updates under the Redstone codenames. It carries the build number 10.0.16299.
The first preview was released to Insiders on April 7, 2017. The final release was made available to Windows Insiders on September 26, 2017, before being released to the public on October 17. [2]
The update would have originally reached end of service on April 14, 2020 for Education and Enterprise editions, but this was postponed to October 13 of the same year due to the "global health crisis", in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, after the release of build 16299.2166. [3] [4] [5]
Preview builds of Windows 10, version 1709 | ||
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Version | Release date(s) | Highlights |
10.0.16170 [6] | Fast ring: April 7, 2017 |
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10.0.16176 [7] | Fast ring: April 14, 2017 |
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10.0.16179 [8] | Fast ring: April 19, 2017 |
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10.0.16184 [9] | Fast ring: April 28, 2017 | |
10.0.16188 [10] | Fast ring: May 4, 2017 |
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10.0.16193 [11] | Fast ring: May 11, 2017 |
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10.0.16199 [12] | Fast ring: May 17, 2017 |
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10.0.16212 | All rings: June 1, 2017 | This build was accidentally released to Insiders from the internal branch rs_edge_case, due to an inadvertent deployment to the engineering system. The deployment was later reverted. |
10.0.16215 [14] | Fast ring: June 8, 2017 |
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10.0.16226 [15] | Fast ring: June 21, 2017 |
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10.0.16232 [16] | Fast ring: June 28, 2017 Slow ring: |
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10.0.16232.1004 [16] | Fast ring: July 6, 2017 | |
10.0.16237 [17] | Fast ring: July 7, 2017 |
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10.0.16241 [18] | Fast ring: July 13, 2017 |
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10.0.16251 [19] | Fast ring: July 26, 2017 Slow ring: |
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10.0.16257 [20] | Fast ring: August 2, 2017 |
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10.0.16273 [21] | Fast ring: August 23, 2017 |
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10.0.16275 [22] | Fast ring: August 25, 2017 | |
10.0.16278 [23] | Fast ring: August 29, 2017 Slow ring: | |
10.0.16281 [24] | Fast ring: September 1, 2017 | |
10.0.16288 [25] | Fast ring: September 12, 2017 Slow ring: | |
10.0.16291 [26] | Fast ring: September 19, 2017 Slow ring: |
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10.0.16294 [27] | Fast ring: September 20, 2017 | |
10.0.16296 [28] | Fast ring: September 22, 2017 Slow ring: | |
10.0.16299 [29] | Fast ring: September 26, 2017 Slow ring: | |
Version | Release date(s) | Highlights |
Public patches of Windows 10, version 1709 | |||
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Version | Knowledge base | Release date(s) | Highlights |
10.0.16299.15 [29] | Fast ring: October 2, 2017 Slow ring: Release preview: | ||
10.0.16299.19 Version 1709 [29] [30] | KB4043961 | Slow ring and release preview: October 13, 2017 Public release: | |
10.0.16299.64 [31] | KB4048955 | Release preview and public release: November 14, 2017 | |
10.0.16299.98 [32] | KB4051963 | Release preview and public release: November 30, 2017 | |
10.0.16299.125 [33] | KB4054517 | Release preview and public release: December 12, 2017 | |
10.0.16299.192 [34] | KB4056892 | Release preview and public release: January 3, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.201 [35] | KB4073291 | Release preview and public release: January 18, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.214 [36] | KB4058258 | Release preview and public release: January 31, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.248 [37] | KB4074588 | Release preview and public release: February 13, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.251 [38] | KB4090913 | Release preview and public release: March 5, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.309 [39] | KB4088776 | Release preview and public release: March 13, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.334 [40] | KB4089848 | Release preview and public release: March 22, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.371 [41] | KB4093112 | Public release: April 10, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.402 [42] | KB4093105 | Public release: April 23, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.431 [43] | KB4103727 | Public release: May 8, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.461 [44] | KB4103714 | Public release: May 21, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.492 [45] | KB4284819 | Public release: June 12, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.522 [46] | KB4284822 | Public release: June 21, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.547 [47] | KB4338825 | Public release: July 10, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.551 [48] | KB4345420 | Public release: July 16, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.579 [49] | KB4338817 | Public release: July 24, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.611 [50] | KB4343897 | Public release: August 14, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.637 [51] | KB4343893 | Public release: August 30, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.665 [52] | KB4457142 | Public release: September 11, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.666 [53] | KB4464217 | Public release: September 17, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.699 [54] | KB4457136 | Public release: September 26, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.726 [55] | KB4462918 | Public release: October 9, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.755 [56] | KB4462932 | Public release: October 18, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.785 [57] | KB4467686 | Public release: November 13, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.820 [58] | KB4467681 | Public release: November 27, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.846 [59] | KB4471329 | Public release: December 11, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.847 [60] | KB4483232 | Public release: December 19, 2018 | |
10.0.16299.904 [61] | KB4480978 | Public release: January 8, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.936 [62] | KB4480967 | Public release: January 15, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.967 [63] | KB4486996 | Public release: February 12, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.1004 [64] | KB4487021 | Public release: February 19, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.1029 [65] | KB4489886 | Public release: March 12, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.1059 [66] | KB4489890 | Public release: March 19, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.1087 [67] | KB4493441 | Public release: April 9, 2019 | |
10.0.16299.1127 [68] | KB4493440 | Public release: April 25, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1146 [69] | KB4499179 | Public release: May 14, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1150 [70] | KB4505062 | Public release: May 19, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1182 [71] | KB4499147 | Public release: May 28, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1217 [72] | KB4503284 | Public release: June 11, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1237 [73] | KB4503281 | Public release: June 18, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1239 [74] | KB4509477 | Public release: June 26, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1268 [75] | KB4507455 | Public release: July 9, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1296 [76] | KB4507465 | Public release: July 16, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1331 [77] | KB4512516 | Public release: August 13, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1365 [78] | KB4512494 | Public release: August 16, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1387 [79] | KB4516066 | Public release: September 10, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1392 [80] | KB4522012 | Public release: September 23, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1420 [81] | KB4516071 | Public release: September 24, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1421 [82] | KB4524150 | Public release: October 3, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1451 [83] | KB4520004 | Public release: October 8, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1481 [84] | KB4520006 | Public release: October 15, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1508 [85] | KB4525241 | Public release: November 12, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1565 [86] | KB4530714 | Public release: December 10, 2019 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1625 [87] | KB4534276 | Public release: January 14, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1654 [88] | KB4534318 | Public release: January 23, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1686 [89] | KB4537789 | Public release: February 11, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1717 [90] | KB4537816 | Public release: February 25, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1747 [91] | KB4540681 | Public release: March 10, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1775 [92] | KB4541330 | Public release: March 17, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1806 [93] | KB4550927 | Public release: April 14, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1868 [94] | KB4556812 | Public release: May 12, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1932 [95] | KB4561602 | Public release: June 9, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1937 [96] | KB4567515 | Public release: June 18, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.1992 [97] | KB4565508 | Public release: July 14, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.2045 [98] | KB4571741 | Public release: August 11, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.2107 [99] | KB4577041 | Public release: September 8, 2020 | This update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
10.0.16299.2166 [4] | KB4580328 | Public release: October 13, 2020 | This final update is available for Education, Enterprise and IoT Enterprise editions only. |
Version | Knowledge base | Release date(s) | Highlights |
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