How to Get Windows 10’s Creators Update Now

Microsoft will start rolling out Windows 10’s Creators Update starting April 11, but it will be a few months before every PC gets it. If you don’t want to wait, you can download the Creators Update from Microsoft right now.

Use Microsoft’s Update Assistant

What’s New in Windows 10’s Creators Update, Arriving Spring 2017

 As part of the release of the Creators Update, Microsoft is offering a new Update Assistant tool. You can download this tool to manually opt into the Creators Update, even if Microsoft hasn’t pushed it to your device yet. It will also allow you to download the Creators Update a week early beginning on April 5, before its general release starts on April 11. Microsoft’s blog post notes that this tool is for advanced users using an officially licensed, or “genuine“, version of Windows 10.

Download the Update Assistant tool from Microsoft’s website and run it to get started. You’ll be told your PC is not running the latest version of Windows 10.

This dialog is a little unclear if you’re not familiar with Windows 10’s build numbers. If you’re using the Anniversary Update, you’ll be told your PC is running “version 14393”. The tool will offer to upgrade you to version 15063, which is the final stable version of the Creators Update…

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