How to Get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Immediately!

Windows 10 reached end of support in October 2025. If you’re still on Windows 10, the priority now is planning an upgrade path (Windows 11, if your hardware supports it, or Extended Security Updates if you need more time) rather than chasing older feature updates like the one this post originally covered. Historically, when Microsoft released a new Windows 10 feature update, it rolled out gradually rather than to everyone at once, and there were ways to manually trigger an early install rather than waiting for it to reach your device automatically.

How This Worked

Running Windows Update manually (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates) would sometimes surface a newly released feature update sooner than the fully automatic rollout would. Microsoft’s Update Assistant tool and the Media Creation Tool (both downloadable directly from Microsoft’s Windows 10 software download page) offered a more reliable way to force an immediate upgrade to the latest available feature update, rather than waiting for phased rollout.

If You’re Still Running Windows 10 Today

Since Windows 10 no longer receives feature updates or security patches (outside of paid Extended Security Updates), forcing an “early” feature update is no longer relevant — the version you’re on is effectively the final one. If your hardware meets Windows 11’s requirements, that’s the supported path forward; if not, ESU or new hardware are the practical options.

Windows 10 Consumer ESU: The Current Details (2026)

If you’re weighing whether to stay on Windows 10 a while longer, here’s where the consumer Extended Security Updates program actually stands: enrollment happens directly through Windows Update (Settings > Update & Security), and there are three ways in — sync your settings/Windows Backup to a Microsoft account for free, redeem 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points for free, or pay a one-time fee of roughly $30 that covers up to 10 devices under one Microsoft account. The program was originally slated to end October 13, 2026, but Microsoft has since quietly extended free consumer ESU coverage a further year, through October 2027. None of this restores feature updates, though — ESU is security patches only.

Resources

• Microsoft
• Upgrade Assistant
• Media Creation Tool