And many other customers are in the process of updating the last of their WindPCs in preparation for the upcoming October 10th, 2017, end of servicing date,” the firm says. Today, many customers are broadly deploying Windafter successful pilot deployments.

“Windows as a service is an ongoing process: New releases are deployed while old releases are retired.

Version 1511 was the first update that Windows 10 received after the official launch in July 2015, and Microsoft says that all customers should upgrade to the Creators Update as soon as possible. This is the sibling of end of support for older Windows versions, and without support, devices remain vulnerable to attacks and not getting any bug fixes.

Windows 10 version 1511, also known as the November Update, is projected to reach end of servicing on October 10, which means that all devices running it would no longer receive updates and security patches beyond this date. Now that Windows 10 Creators Update has become available for everyone, Microsoft prepares to discontinue another old version, as per the company’s Windows as a Service approach.

Windows 10 1511 to 1703