Windows 10 April 2018 Update: There are many who try to upgrade before the official announcement, but there are those who take a more cautious approach to it installation software update or the purchase of a new device.
The latter are waiting for the utility or stability of the software to be proven, functional or device, before proceeding to the next step.
If this last category describes you and your approach to installing Windows 10, below we will see how you can delay the upgrade to Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
Windows 10 April 2018 Update upgrade
Before we go on I should mention that your idea of waiting is not bad at all. THE computer you are not at risk as it will be or will continue to be updated with all important security updates. You'll just temporarily cut off access to updates that bring new features and improvements. The options listed below vary depending on whether you are running Windows 10 Home or Pro.
Windows 10 Pro
Follow the path: Settings - Update & Security and click Advanced Options. The fastest way to delay the update is to turn on the Pause Updates switch. With one click you can postpone the updates for 35 days.
To delay further, you can change the setting of the Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) option to the Semi-Annual Channel. What do these strange names mean? The Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) offers you the updates that were first released for a small percentage of a company's "targeted" computers, so that it can validate that the update works with its infrastructure.
The Semi-Annual Channel will only bring you the updates once they are considered ready for the whole hardware and a company's software. This channel usually delays updates by a few months to ensure compatibility.
Do you need even more time? Windows 10 Pro users can defer an update for one year. Under the Semi-Annual Channel drop-down, you'll see two snooze options, one for new feature updates (feature update) and one for quality updates. The Windows 10 April 2018 Update is naturally a feature update since it brings new features, while the quality update is a smaller security-focused update. You can defer feature updates for 365 days and you can defer some quality updates for 30 days.
Windows 10 Home
You will not find the above options in Windows 10 Home, but you can delay the upgrade if you "tell" Windows not to install updates when you use a restricted connection. You should of course set your connection as metered.
Follow the path: Settings - Update & Security - Advanced Options. Make sure automatic updates are downloaded off.
Then, from the Settings - Network & Internet - Wi-Fi path, click the network connection at the top and scroll down. Select metered connection.
And what is the setting for Windows 10 Education?
should logically be the same settings as the Home version