Security News > 2021 > March > Windows 10 'Spring Update' - The new features and how to download
Microsoft has announced that the Spring Update will be released using an enablement package that simply turns on dormant features already found in Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2. For users running these Windows 10 versions, it means that Windows 10 21H1 will install extremely fast as it just needs to change a few settings to enable the features.
Many of the features that Windows users were looking forward to, such as DoH, the new Battery settings, and the modern Disk Management settings page, are not coming to Windows 10 21H1. For these features, users will have to wait for the 'Windows 10 21H2 Sun Valley update' coming towards the end of the year.
The first method is to switch to the Windows 10 Insider program on an existing Windows 10 device and select the 'Beta' channel.
Once you join this channel, you will be prompted to download the latest Windows 10 21H1 build the next time you run Windows Update.
Method 2: Install Windows 10 21H1 using an ISO. This week, Microsoft released the first Windows 10 21H1 ISO to Insiders that can be downloaded from the Windows Insider site.
If you do not have a Windows 10 product key, you can also use the ISO to perform an in-place upgrade of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
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