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Windows 10 October 2018 Update
| Version of Microsoft Windows | |
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| OS family | Windows 10 (NT 10.0) |
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| Version | 1809 |
| Codename | Redstone 5 |
| Architecture | x86, x64, ARM64 |
| Latest build | 10.0.17763.6532 |
| Release date | 2018-11-13 |
| Support end | 2020-11-10 (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and IoT Core) 2021-05-11 (Enterprise/Education) 2025-01-22 (CMIT Government Edition V2020-L) 2029-01-09 (LTSC variant) |
| Server counterpart | |
| Windows Server 2019 | |
| Replaces | |
| Windows 10 April 2018 Update | |
| Replaced by | |
| Windows 10 May 2019 Update | |
Windows 10 October 2018 Update (also known as version 1809 or Redstone 5) is an update for Windows 10, which was originally released on 2 October 2018, but was pulled due to a major bug during upgrading and was re-released on 13 November 2018.
New features and changes[edit | edit source]
- Added the "Your Phone" app.
- Touch keyboard is now powered by SwiftKey.
- Added the ability to view and sync clipboard history, which can be invoked by pressing ⊞ Win+V.
- The "Net Driver" is now the default driver for PC's with LTE.
- The Wireless Projection Control bar now shows on wireless projection sessions.
- Added a dark theme for File Explorer.
- When "Automatically pick an accent color from my background" is used, the actual title bars and window borders color when enabled is darker compared to earlier versions.
- Added preview panes in Search.
- Added Snip & Sketch, which replaced the previous "Screen Sketch" feature of Windows Ink Workspace.
- Updates to Microsoft Edge.
- Windows Defender was renamed to Windows Security.
- Added ability to view power usage details in Task Manager.
- Users can now install fonts without administrative privileges.
- Updates to Settings app and updated existing pages.
- Integrated Bing search in Notepad.
- Added ability to delete the contents of the Downloads folder from Disk Cleanup.
- The full screen mode button in Windows Media Player becomes misaligned starting from this version, as a result of a bug.
Removed features[edit | edit source]
- The Phone Companion app has been removed in favor of the "Your Phone" app.
- The Hologram app has been removed in favor of the Mixed Reality Viewer app.
- The FontSmoothing setting has been removed and is now ignored.
- Distributed Scan Management has been removed.
- The Languages applet in Control Panel was completely removed after being hidden from the UI in Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
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