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At the tail end of April, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 version 21H1 is now the Windows 10 May 2021 Update. It became available on May 18. The good news is that if you just can’t wait, you can install it right now. First, let’s look at what Windows 10 version 21H1 actually is, and then we shall explore how to install the Windows 10 May 2021 update right now.
It’s the latest feature update for Windows 10, and it’s been in testing with Windows Insiders since February. It’s also a very minor update. Microsoft only highlighted three features:
Windows 10 version 21H1 isn’t an actual feature update, at least in the traditional sense. With some updates, Microsoft releases a full build that weighs in at over 4GB. That’s a major feature update, and there’s a lot more potential for things to go wrong. When those updates are in the Release Preview channel, they’re still in preview because they have to be serviced before they’re released.
This update, like 20H2 before it, is just an enablement package. Now, Windows 10 versions 21H1, 20H2, and 2004 are all getting the exact same cumulative updates. There’s just that little enablement package that sets them apart. All the enablement package does is light up existing features and increase the build number by one.
In other words, if you go and install the enablement package now, you’ll be on 21H1 but nothing about the bits on your system will actually change. And when you go to install it, assuming you’re coming from version 20H2 or 2004, it should take a couple of minutes at the most, even if you’re not running top-end hardware.
Getting it through Windows Update is the easiest way. It only takes a few minutes and a few clicks.
The Windows 10 Media Creation Tool is pretty much the same process as using an ISO. It’s just that the Media Creation Tool also takes you through the process of creating the ISO.
Microsoft also has a tool called the Update Assistant, which is similar to upgrading through the Media Creation Tool. It’s purpose-built to force the update on your PC if Windows Update isn’t showing the update. Keep in mind, however, that the Update Assistant is from an era when there were staged rollouts; today, if you’re not seeing a Windows 10 feature update, you’re more likely to have a compatibility hold that suggests that installing the update might put your PC in a bad state.

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