# Is Windows 10 Undergoing Changes in Fall 2019? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 11, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520 "2019-08-11T21:48:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/21 "2019-08-13T19:08:05Z")
[This article](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-notifying-users-if-their-devices-arent-ready-for-windows-10-1903/) talks about the “your machine is not yet ready to update” error message, but it’s pretty vague. IMHO, the best thing to do with Windows is to say “yes” when it wants to do an update, but not actively seek update (i.e. don’t click on “check for update”). That should be sufficient, and also, there were some reports a few months ago that said clicking on “check for update” sometimes downloads beta versions that aren’t fully vetted. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/22 "2019-08-13T19:18:50Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > So I went to update in system settings, and it tells me “The update for version 1903 is on its way, but your machine is not yet ready to update. As soon as your machine is ready, the update will be available on this page. At the moment, you don’t have to do anything.” > > What does it mean, my machine is not ready yet? What must happen before it is ready? Is the system waiting for some preparatory updates (of drivers maybe?) to happen before the big update to version 1903 is possible? Does Windows Update list any other updates that need to be done? It may be that some previous update is necessary first. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/23 "2019-08-13T19:27:29Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > [This article](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-notifying-users-if-their-devices-arent-ready-for-windows-10-1903/) talks about the “your machine is not yet ready to update” error message, but it’s pretty vague. > > IMHO, the best thing to do with Windows is to say “yes” when it wants to do an update, but not actively seek update (i.e. don’t click on “check for update”). That should be sufficient, and also, there were some reports a few months ago that said clicking on “check for update” sometimes downloads beta versions that aren’t fully vetted. Thanks. Seems like my machine has one of the unsolved issues or incompatibilities listed [here by MS](https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-1903). > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Does Windows Update list any other updates that need to be done? It may be that some previous update is necessary first. No, the update page shows “no current updates” or some such. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/24 "2019-08-13T19:41:58Z")
Have you tried unplugging it, then plugging it back in? :D:D ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/25 "2019-08-13T19:46:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Have you tried unplugging it, then plugging it back in? > :D:D Yeah, but only after CTRL-ALT-DEl’ing and rebooting several times :D. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/26 "2019-08-14T01:35:12Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I updated yesterday. Other than having to do one more reboot to get Edge to work, there were no problems. I wish I could say that. Despite having nothing open when I okayed the update–the request came when I started to shut down–I still lost parts of all the documents I’d been working on that day. Specifically, when I logged on today, I noticed none of those documents appeared on the desktop where I’d left them. I opened Word and from the list of ‘recently worked on’, chose each one in turn and opened it, then saved it to an existing folder, then dragged it from the folder to the desktop. On opening, I found each in the state it had been two days earlier. In other words, two days of work missing. I looked online for information. Most pages advised opening the “windows.old” folder from File Explorer \> Drive C. Nothing was in any of the document folders I reached via windows.old. I have no idea if there was something I could have done to prevent this. I post in case it might help someone else, or in case it generates some advice that might be relevant. It was certainly extremely annoying! ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/27 "2019-08-14T02:11:52Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > I updated over the weekend; no ill effects so far. In fact I now have “early” access to a new version of the Snipping Tool, which I use frequently, so I’m happy. You use the “Snipping Tool” frequently? Why not just print screen? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/28 "2019-08-14T03:02:36Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > You use the “Snipping Tool” frequently? Why not just print screen? I use it to get exactly what portion of the screen I want, give it the name I want, and put it into the folder I want, and be able to copy it right out of the tool into a document. Why would I ever use print screen? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/29 "2019-08-14T04:27:46Z")
I have something weird … windows has been trying to do a huge update about twice a month because my current version is going to lose support and it gets to about 40-60 percent and then says "you do not have the required components and it undoes the update … anyone have a clue on what it wants or needs? ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/30 "2019-08-14T17:19:49Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > You use the “Snipping Tool” frequently? Why not just print screen? What **Exapno Mapcase** said. I used Print Screen all of the time back in the day, when there were no better options. I love the Snipping Tool so much that I don’t even use Snagit anymore. (Snagit’s main usefulness was being able to capture a scrolling window, but in previous versions of Windows that feature only ever worked in IE and now I can’t get it to work in Edge. One of these days I’ll uninstall it.) ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520/31 "2019-08-14T21:25:16Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > and it gets to about 40-60 percent and then says "you do not have the required components and it undoes the update … Try the windows update troubleshooter. > [@](#): > > Open Settings app using the keyboard shortcut Windows + I, > Click on update & security then troubleshooting > Then select windows update and **Run The Troubleshooter.** [ IIRC that didn’t locate my driver issue. It did clean up some errors in the update process from the borked installation that potentially could have caused later issues when I retried.There was something like an advanced report hypertext on the message, like yours, with the failure that showed my actual issue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-10-undergoing-changes-in-fall-2019/838520.md?page=1)