Windows 10 Creators Update will take months to roll out, Microsoft confirms

Users waiting for Windows 10's Creators Update, which is expected to release soon, may need to be patient. Data released Wednesday by AdDuplex suggests that Microsoft’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update took months to roll out to users after it was released last August, and the same pace could apply to the Creators Update. 

In fact, Microsoft said Thursday that the rollout will indeed take place in a phased approach, with newer devices targeted first. Microsoft sources had told PCWorld that the rollout was deliberately slower than with the Anniversary Update, just to be careful.  "We’ll iterate this process over a period of several months until all compatible devices running Windows 10 worldwide are offered the Creators Update," the company said in a blog post. 

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