Microsoft launches Windows 10 May 2021 Update and so you can download it now on your computer

Windows 10 Spring Update is now a reality. In silence, Microsoft has caught us by surprise and launching Windows 10 May 2021 Update, an update that, as usual, will be progressive and will reach computers over time. over the next few days and weeks.

If you have a compatible device, it's a matter of time before the update arrives. However, we have already commented on several occasions that this is a minor update and therefore we are going to find very little newsAn update that also, now we will see how you can download and even force the update.

A progressive release

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Windows 10 May 2021 Update is a lightweight update. For now, we can only download it if we use Windows Update and click on Check for updates If the we have available we must use the option Download and install now"

Among the novelties that this offers up to date, we can highlight the fact that users can finally enable multi-camera support for Windows Hello, something that It can be used if we have cameras compatible with Windows Hello, both external and integrated.

In addition, Microsoft is improving security by optimizing the performance of Windows Defender Application Guard as well as adding additional performance improvements for the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy Service (GPSVC).

This update ends the life of Microsoft's Edge Legacy browser, which is now completely displaced by the latest Edge-based in Chromium. With the Windows 10 May 2021 Update, Microsoft removes the classic browser and users will no longer be able to run both versions of Edge.

How to download Windows 10 May 2021 Update

We have already seen that the traditional download method through Windows Update is only available if we are the ones looking for the update and if we download it manually. But along with this system there are other methods that, as on other occasions, allow you to force the update. These are tools Media Creation Tool and with an ISO image

That being said, Microsoft's recent track record with updates recommends to be cautious, prudent, and patiently wait for the _update_ to reach our equipment in order to avoid possible failures that may occur.Even Microsoft itself does not recommend using this system.

Thanks to the Media Creation Tool utility, the use of which we have already seen at other times, it is possible to install Windows 10 May 2021 Update before it is publicly available. You only have to download Media Creation Tool and follow the steps that the utility itself details in order to have the latest version of Windows 10.

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In addition, we can download an ISO image with which to jump to the latest version of Windows. We just have to find the one that corresponds to the version of Windows we are using, since the Windows 10 May 2021 Update ISO images are available in 64-bit and 32-bit formats.To check the version that corresponds to our equipment, we must access Settings > System > About"