UPDATED on November 12, 2019: Microsoft has started rollout of Windows 10 November 2019 Update. Currently it's only available to advanced users who manually check for updates using Windows Update or download the feature update using official Microsoft tools mentioned below.
Microsoft has released the new Windows 10 November 2019 Update to public. Its a new version or feature update of Windows 10 operating system which comes with many new features, changes, improvements and bug fixes as mentioned in our exclusive changelog topic.
For your information, the build number of November 2019 Update is build 18363 and the version number is 1909. So its the same 19H2 build which was released to Windows Insiders group on October 08, 2019. If you are a Windows Insider and you have installed build 18363 recently, you are already using November 2019 Update build.
Windows 10 November 2019 Update can be downloaded, installed and upgraded in 2 ways:
- OPTION 1: Automatic upgrade via Windows Update
- OPTION 2: Manual upgrade or clean installation via official Microsoft tools
Let's talk about both options in details!
You can manually check for the new feature update using Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update page. If it finds the new update, it'll automatically start downloading and installing the update for you. The update will be labeled as "Feature update to Windows 10, version 1909".OPTION 1: Automatic Upgrade via Windows Update
Microsoft will begin the global automatic rollout of Windows 10 November 2019 Update via Windows Update to all existing Windows 10 PCs soon. The roll out will begin in phases, starting with newer machines first. The first phase will download the update on newer devices which were tested by Microsoft with their OEM hardware partners. After that Microsoft will start expanding the update release to remaining devices. According to Microsoft the complete process of Windows 10 November 2019 Update roll out may take several months.
So if the November 2019 Update is not showing on your Windows 10 PC yet, wait for some days and it'll be automatically offered to you on your PC via Windows Update.
You can also check out following article to learn how Windows 10 November 2019 Update is delivered via Windows Update:
RELATED: If you don't want the automatic upgrade to Windows 10 November 2019 Update on your Windows 10 PC and want to block/prevent the November 2019 Update.
If you don't want to wait for the automatic Windows 10 November 2019 Update download via Windows Update program, you can manually download and install the update using 2 official Microsoft tools:OPTION 2: Manual Upgrade or Clean Installation via Official Microsoft Tools
- Windows 10 Update Assistant
- Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
If you are using Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and want to upgrade to Windows 10 November 2019 Update, you can upgrade using Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. It'll help you in upgrading your previous Windows version to the latest Windows 10 version.
And if you don't want to upgrade your machine but want to perform a clean installation of Windows 10 November 2019 Update, you can download the offline ISO file of Windows 10 November 2019 Update using the same Media Creation Tool and then either create a bootable USB drive or burn the file to a DVD. Then you can install a fresh copy of Windows 10 November 2019 Update in your PC.
To download Windows 10 November 2019 Update Upgrade Assistant or Media Creation Tool, you'll need to go to following official Microsoft web page:
You'll find 2 buttons on the above mentioned page: Update Now and Download Tool Now. If you are confused between these buttons, following information will help you in choosing the right one:
Click on "Update Now" button, If:
If you are using an older version of Windows 10 operating system in your device and want to upgrade to Windows 10 November 2019 Update, click on "Update Now" button on the above mentioned link. It'll download Windows 10 Update Assistant Tool on your device which will help you in upgrading your device to the latest version of Windows 10. It'll first check your device for compatibility and then it'll start downloading required setup files of Windows 10 November 2019 Update. Once the download is finished, it'll start upgrading your device to Windows 10 November 2019 Update.
If you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 in your computer and want to upgrade to Windows 10 November 2019 Update or if you are using Windows 10 older version and want to perform a clean installation of Windows 10 November 2019 Update in your computer, then you'll need to click on "Download Tool Now" button on the official link given above. It'll download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool which will help you in upgrading to Windows 10 November 2019 Update as well as downloading offline ISO file of Windows 10 November 2019 Update for clean installation. You can also create bootable USB flash drive of Windows 10 Creators Update using this tool.
You can also use following alternative method to download Windows 10 offline ISO files directly on your device which can also be used to upgrade to or clean install Windows 10 November 2019 Update:
