As the release date of Microsoft’s Creators Update for Windows 10 approaches, more and more bits of information regarding it start to surface. The latest news is concerned with the version number of the Creators Update’s build.
It has been speculated for some time that this number might be 1703. Now, Microsoft has confirmed this number to be the official build number for the Creators Update, which gives people eager to get the new patch something new to turn over.
Here’s the scoop on the latest buildThe latest build that has been sent to the Fast Ring for the Windows Insiders initiative changes the build number of the operating system to 1703. This is yet another pleasant to find detail which brings about the release of the update.
The build numbers for the operating system prior to the new 1703 change was in fact 1607. This number belongs on the live version to the Anniversary Update for Windows 10. This means that Microsoft is taking its build numbers seriously.
Update numbering can be misleadingThere might be a little confusion here for those that follow and understand the reasoning behind build numbering. For starters, the build number usually tends to represent the date on which the build was released. However, this would put build 1703 on a March release schedule, which is a little off from its anticipated April launch.
source:windowsreport
