INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft last week released the first preview of what will become Windows 10 version 1903, the opening feature upgrade of next year,
slated to ship in the spring.The debut of what Microsoft calls the "Skip Ahead" build for Windows 10 1903 also hints that the release of
this fall's upgrade, aka 1809, will take place in September
If so, it would be the first time since late-2015 that the actual delivery date matched the numerical label.[ Related: Windows 7 to Windows
10 migration guide ]On July 25, Microsoft forked the 1809 preview of Windows 10 - as it's done before when a feature upgrade approaches -
so developers could continue to deliver betas for that build while also beginning to work on the next-in-line, 1903
(Microsoft uses a yymm labeling system to mark its Windows 10 feature upgrades; 1809 should indicate a September 2018 release, while 1903
would be a March 2019 release.)
