How to install Windows 10 Home 19018 update?

Question

I'm using windows home edition, I have the latest update installed 1909.

I want to install docker for windows 10 home edition. It keeps saying

Docker Desktop requires Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise (15063+) or Windows 10 Home (19018+).

Should I join Windows insider? How long should I wait for that update to be released if I don't want to join windows insider?

Solution 1

Should I join the Windows Insider?

Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) was released on May 27th 2020.

How long should I wait for that update to be released if I don't want to join windows insider?

As of May 27th 2020, you are not required to join the Insider Preview program, in order to receive a WSL2 compatible build (19041 or newer).

As of August 20th 2020, 18362.1049+ (1903) and 18363.1049+ (1909), both 1903 and 1909 both support WSL2. KB4566116 was released on August 20th 2020. Due to this patch it is now possible to run Docker Desktop on Windows 10 Home if you are not actually running Windows 10 version 2004 provided your minor build is greater than 1049.

Last year we announced that Docker had released a preview of Docker Desktop with WSL 2 integration. We are now pleased to announce that we have completed the work to enable experimental support for Windows Home WSL 2 integration. This means that Windows Insider users in 19040 or higher can now install and use Docker Desktop!

To get started with WSL 2 Docker Desktop on Windows home today you will need to be on Windows Insider Preview build 19040 or higher and install the Docker Desktop Edge 2.2.2.0

Source: Docker Desktop for Windows Home is here

Solution 2

Seems I had same problem, windows live update it saying everything is updated but from power shell if I run Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | % Buildnumber, I get 18363.

so I've found this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

and by clicking to install now, I was able to install the may 2020 update

Solution 3

If you don't want to wait till late May, you can follow this workaround to enable Hyper-V and Containers in Windows 10 Home Edition: https://itnext.io/install-docker-on-windows-10-home-d8e621997c1d

Currently to update to Windows 10, version 2004 (Build 19041), you will need to join the Windows Insider program and select the "Release Preview" ring. The public release should arrive by late May.

From: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

Comments

[Blake]

Please do not downvote answers without providing a comment explaining why

[B T]

I tried the installer at that link and get a pop up error saying "Can't find the necessary file. Please check if your permission to write to the installation folder."

[Salvatore Pannozzo Capodiferro]

run it as administrator and check if your account has the right permission to install it

[RafiAlhamd]

This answer helped me. Before update on running Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | % Buildnumber I got: 18363. And, after the update I'm getting 19041.

[B T]

@NatherWebber I did and that error was what I got.

[Salvatore Pannozzo Capodiferro]

it means you don't have the right to run that installer, I suppose

[Maverick]

Excellent !! It worked for me also. Is this a pre-release version? Why Win Updater did not install it automatically?

[Salvatore Pannozzo Capodiferro]

I suppose because it is something that want to prevent to being installed from standard users? I don't know