Windows 10 Creators Update

Windows 10 Creators Update is the official name for the third major update of Microsoft’s operating system. The new update formerly known with the “Redstone 2” codename will release on April 11, 2017.

The Creators Update (version 1703) will be available for PC, Mobile, Xbox One, IoT, HoloLens, and other products running Windows 10.

In this new update, Microsoft is introducing 3D to everyone, game broadcasting and tournaments to gamers across Xbox and Windows 10 PCs and 4K fidelity for games, improvements to apps and Microsoft Edge, as well as new privacy and security features that put you in control.

Alongside the major improvements, Windows 10 will also introduce a slew of smaller improvements around Start menu and Action Center, Settings and personalization, and Windows Defender.

Redstone 1 has already released to the public, and we know it as the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607), Redstone 2 will arrive on April 11, 2017, and Redstone 3 is also in the works for summer 2017.

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Windows 10 release date and technical details

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Official name: Creators Update
  • Version: 1703
  • Build: 15063
  • Codename: Redstone 2
  • Release date: April 5, 2017
  • Start of service: April 5, 2017
  • End of service: October 9, 2018
  • Delayed: No
  • Price: Free (on PCs already running the OS)

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