Windows 10 Anniversary Update may take up to three months to reach all users

The latest big update to Windows 10 began rolling out to users a month ago, but while the Anniversary Update officially became available on the 2 August, it was a staggered launch.

Microsoft targeted "newer" devices first, with those on older systems set to receive the update shortly afterwards. If you were keen to upgrade, you could of course hurry things along or take matters into your own hands.

However, it seems there are plenty of people who still haven’t received the Anniversary Update, and according to an email footnote spotted by Microsoft Watcher Mary Jo Foley, it could be months still before the upgrade rollout completes.

The message states:

The Anniversary Update will download and install via Windows Update. The download is automatically available to you. It will begin rolling out on 2 August 2016 and may take up to 3 months to reach all users. Internet access fees may apply.

So, in other words, if you have yet to receive the update it may take up to the start of November to arrive.

While the Anniversary Update adds a lot of new features and improvements to the operating system, it hasn’t been the smoothest of upgrades. There have been complaints of freezing systems (since fixed, according to Microsoft), bluescreen crashes caused by Kindles, webcams being killed, and previously removed bundled apps being reinstalled.

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