Waiting for Windows 10 May 2020 Update? These pre-upgrade considerations can prevent some issues

You may still be waiting for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update to arrive on your computer at this point. If you have a more or less recent device, it is not very possible that you will receive the blocked update message and that is why you still have time to follow some security steps with which to avoid unnecessary scares during the process

These are steps that, as a safety net, can prevent a failure not only from disrupting the update process , but take some important data with you along the way.Tips in which, above all, patience prevails. In summary, it is a series of steps to take that are always interesting, at least to observe, before making any update.

Organize our hard drive

With an update process that will take more or less depending on the network connection or factors such as the type of hard drive we use, it doesn't hurt take the opportunity to put a bit of order and clean up of our hard drive, ending everything we don't want.

Since it is not a clean installation, what better than before receiving it to do a review of the programs that we have installed and that we may not use, as well as all content that may no longer be of use to us. A task that can be tedious, it is true, but that in the long run offers its reward by having more space on the hard drive and leaving everything ready to have an optimized operating system.

Copy, copy, copy…

Something basic and that should not only be applied before an update. Almost as if it were a commandment, it is essential to have a backup copy of all those data and documents that we consider important and whose loss can be a problem .

And now, that we have left the computer hard disk clean of junk it may be an ideal moment to keep everything safe We are interested in avoiding problems in the event of a possible failure or any incident that may occur during the update. We already saw in an article the steps in the 3, 2, 1 backup strategy

Keep programs up to date

We already know that Windows 10 May 2020 Update will focus on 64-bit versions, so when proceeding with the update we may find ourselves with programs that are not compatible.

And although it is not usual, if this handicap occurs, the origin of the error may be in installed programs that are not updated to the latest versions. That is why it is interesting to review the installed programs and check if there are any pending updates, in case they are not updated or at least notify us automatically.

Is there enough space?

One of the basic points and related to the previous two, goes through knowing the free space we have on the hard drive A space that may have benefited from the previous cleaning task that we have carried out. You cannot start the process with a few gigabytes or even megabytes free, since the update would not even be downloaded.

Imagine that our hard disk is full just when we are going to proceed with the download and installation. We can avoid this by reviewing and cleaning what we have stored in order to meet all the necessary requirements.

Beware of the antivirus

Although at this point, Windows Defender is present as an antivirus on a large number of computers, there are still many users who have a third-party antivirus installed. Programs that can cause more than one headache during installation and that can be avoided by temporarily disabling your antivirus to avoid possible conflicts.

This is to prevent the antivirus, antimalware… will not cause any interference during the update process.

Browse Connected Devices

It is very important to know this section because if we have peripherals connected to the PC, we may encounter a problem during the update.And although it is not usual, it is advisable to disconnect all those peripherals that we have connected to the equipment.

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Among these devices, we should highlight above all external storage units, game controllers, digitizing tablets...we are not talking so much about keyboards or mice, but about other elements that can cause compatibility problems. We could say that everything that is not essential is susceptible to be unplugged> in order to avoid possible interference."

Patience and wait for the update

We have seen how thanks to the tool Media Creation Tool we can force the arrival of the update to avoid waiting, but we cannot forget Microsoft does not recommend forcing the process.

If you have already taken all these steps, you already have your computer ready to wait for the arrival of Windows 10 May 2020 Update.It may take a few hours (or days) to be available, but it is recommended to wait and that if there is a failure, our team is not affected.

Just in case, as they say, it's about getting the PC ready to update before proceeding with the spring update. And although the arrival of the update is being progressive, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.