Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 Anniversary Update (also known as Feature update to Windows 10 or 1607) to all PCs running Windows 10.
The Anniversary Update is the second significant update to Windows 10 after the 1511 November Update. The Anniversary or Feature update adds a host of new features and brings in many improvements to the operating system.
Users don’t need to do anything to get Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Unless Windows Update is disabled, Windows 10 will automatically download the update when it’s available for your PC. That said, you can manually check for updates if you can’t wait for Windows 10 to automatically download and install the major Update.
Many users are complaining that Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) is not showing up in Windows Update, even after manually checking for updates. If you’re also unable to see the Windows Anniversary Update, it could be because of one of the following reasons.
Reason 1
Anniversary Update is not available for your PC now
As per Microsoft, the Anniversary Update is being rolled in phases starting with the newer computers first. So you might need to wait for a couple of days or go through our how to get Windows 10 Anniversary Update right now guide to get the update right away using Media Creation Tool.
You can also use the Media Creation Tool to download Windows 10 with Anniversary Update ISO and then perform a clean install of Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Reason 2
You have selected Defer upgrades option
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update doesn’t appear if you have selected the Defer upgrades option. To check if Defer upgrades option is enabled or disabled:
Step 1: Navigate to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update.
Step 2: Click the Advanced options link.
Step 3: Uncheck Defer upgrades option.
Reason 3
Anniversary Update appears as a Feature update
When you check for new updates by navigating to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update, the Anniversary Update shows up as Feature update to Windows 10, version 1607. Feature update to Windows 10 is nothing but Anniversary Update.
Reason 4
You are not running the latest Windows 10 build
Many users have reported that the Anniversary Update doesn’t appear if you’re running Windows 10 build 10240. Make sure that you have installed all recently released updates and no updates are pending. Make sure that you’re running the 1511 version of Windows 10 to get version 1607 via Windows Update.
Reason 5
You might have disabled Windows Update
Many users have disabled Windows Updated knowingly or unknowingly. To check if Windows Update service is stopped or disabled, follow given below directions:
Step 1: Type Services.msc in Start menu search box and then press Enter key to open Services window.
Step 2: Look for Windows Update service entry and double-click on it to open its properties.
Step 3: Under the General section, change the Startup type to Automatic and then click the Apply button. Finally, click the Start button to start the Windows Update service.
Step 4: Navigate to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. Click Check for updates button.
Reason 6
Problems with Windows Update feature
If the Windows Update service is running, you can run the official Windows Update troubleshooter in Windows 10 to automatically diagnose and fix Windows Update issues.
Good luck!
Anonymous says
To Moderator/Admin: In response to “The comment doesn’t appear immediately.”…yes, I understand that my previous comment was “in moderation” & I wasn’t complaining about that. My concern was about it disappearing from my view: as soon as I posted it, the page reloaded & showed me that my comment was in moderation, OK, that’s fine, but the problem is that about 10 mins later, when I reloaded the page, my comment totally disappeared from my view: it seemingly wasn’t in moderation (since it disappeared) & also wasn’t posted (it was just gone). However, once I posted that msg asking about it, it magically showed me both posts in moderation (the new one & the previous one that had disappeared). Once I saw that, I knew it was just a display glitch (but still a glitch that needs fixed!).
So, the only problem/concern is: please always show the “post is in moderation” msg to the person who posted it, don’t “time out” after 10 mins & stop showing it to them too, it’s confusing for it to disappear. I totally understand putting it in moderation & I also understand waiting for you to approve posts twice a day, that’s fine. The only problem I had was it totally disappearing from my view about 10 mins after I posted it…while it was still in moderation (but there was no way for me to see or know that).
Also, thanks for the steps to run the Windows Update troubleshooter, might wanna add that to the article.
admin says
The comment doesn’t appear immediately. We need to approve a comment before it is visible to everyone and we approve comments twice a day.
To run the Update Troubleshooter, open Control Panel > change View by to Small icons> Troubleshooting > click View all in left pane and then click Windows Update troubleshooter.
Anniversary Update MIA in wushowhide.diagcab says
To Moderator: why did my previous attempt at this post disappear? Why did it not 1) get posted or 2) stay in moderation? Why is it just missing???
The article says “you can run the official Windows Update troubleshooter in Windows 10″…OK, so I “can” run it, but umm…HOW???
Mind telling me HOW I can run that troubleshooter? I have typed/pasted “Windows Update troubleshooter” into the Start Menu Search (steps: open start menu, then start typing {or paste with Ctrl+V}) & that didn’t find any “Windows Update troubleshooter” to run.
Any way, I STILL (9-19-16) don’t have the Anniversary Update (Build 1607). Now, I did manually use the wushowhide.diagcab to “hide” the update, cuz I didn’t want it at 1st (read about people having unbootable computers), BUT when I try to unhide it (with wushowhide.diagcab), it tells me there is nothing hidden! All I want is the update to re-appear in my wushowhide.diagcab hidden list, so I can unhide it & update whenever I want.
To Microsoft: Why would hiding an update in wushowhide.diagcab cause it to not remember (& show me) that it’s hidden???
Adam says
Hi Everyone, I Just got the 1607 update via windows updates. I had to wait till yesterday (44 days after the original release date).
Kanchana says
Thanks…..
Paulo Figueira says
On mine, it downloaded via windows update, went well through the installation process, no error whatsoever, couple reboots while installing and on the end still shows version 1511. I did it twice via Windows Update, now it shows no updates available, but I’m still on version 1511 build 10586.545 strange as hell ://
piyush bhadra says
my laptop in full downloaded Anniversary update but not install anniversary update and shown error