With EOS for 1809 approaching I had planned an offline (unplugged) update to 2004 from an 10.0.19041.572 ISO. Trying to summarize suggestions here I suddenly “rebelled” (info overload) and decided to go a different route. This is a brief summary:
1. I did a complete image backup of the C: boot drive using Macrium Reflect (I’m a big fan);
2. I permanently disabled (including services) NAV virus and MBAE malware software;
3. I checked and set the following Group Policy settings (I have other ones set too):
– Configure Automatic Updates = Enabled = Value 2 (notify download/install).
– Select when Feature Updates are received = Enabled = Semi Annual = 365 days
– Select when Quality Updates are received = Enabled = Deferral = 10 days
– Select the target Feature Update version = Enabled = 2004
Then I clicked on Windows Update “Check for Updates” and the 1809 to 2004 show was on. After 1+ hour I was up and running with 2004 (maybe a bit longer, I didn’t check, but it felt pretty fast) without a hiccup so far.
I checked-reset “O&O ShutUp10” and “O&O AppBuster” plus a few other update scanners I use regularly. And I checked-disabled Telemetry settings (some had been switched on).
All virus and malware software were restarted and updated. So far, no problems with my software or printers and all looks good in Device Manager.