I am just an average Joe.  Not a PC expert. 

This looks frightening to me, why do Microsoft have to make it so difficult?  If all of these steps are necessary (even as a precaution) why do Microsoft not do it automatically? I thought windows 10 was supposed to be easy and user friendly, that is a lie.  HELP!!!!

It is easy, but some of the information I included is a just in case you do encounter problems. If you are already running Windows 10, it should be smooth.

I thought there was going to be a anniversary update 'fix' on 7/29th for lacking bookmark filters and such, was that misinformation ?

I was told about that on these forums, yet 7/29 h as come and gone and edge still has no way to alphabetize bookmarks and sometimes edge does not remember tabs so I'm using Firefox.

Was the info I saw on these forums incorrect, meaning there is no 7/29 update, and if not, when is Microsoft going to fix edge's lacking bookmark system ?

I have tons of bookmarks , imported from IE and chrome, and I can't alphabetize them, and to do it manually is impossible given the way the bookmark 'list' ( menu) is structured, and there are far far too many to manually drag/drop, it would be insane nightmare.

thx

After downloading about 7 Gb of update 1607, it failed to install three times. The error reported was 0X800705b4.

I checked for Updates several times and performed Multiple Restarts. Hopefully, I have turned off the Metered Connection, because I only have a limit of 65 Gb/month.

My current system works well, so I will be really upset if this Anniversary Edition screws things up.

The Anniversary Update released as of August 2 but I am unable to obtain it via Windows Update. I'm currently running build 10586.494 as a non-Insider on my daily driver. Please help

After downloading about 7 Gb of update 1607, it failed to install three times. The error reported was 0X800705b4.

I checked for Updates several times and performed Multiple Restarts. Hopefully, I have turned off the Metered Connection, because I only have a limit of 65 Gb/month.

My current system works well, so I will be really upset if this Anniversary Edition screws things up.

The latest status is that it has failed to install six times. I am not sure why it keeps re-downloading stuff. 

I am just an average Joe.  Not a PC expert. 

This looks frightening to me, why do Microsoft have to make it so difficult?  If all of these steps are necessary (even as a precaution) why do Microsoft not do it automatically? I thought windows 10 was supposed to be easy and user friendly, that is a lie.  HELP!!!!

If you currently have a working system, don't worry. Microsoft does such a fantastic job of forcing updates, let them fix it. A failed update is probably to your advantage, because it might create a bottleneck to future updates/problems.

I am just an average Joe.  Not a PC expert. 

This looks frightening to me, why do Microsoft have to make it so difficult?  If all of these steps are necessary (even as a precaution) why do Microsoft not do it automatically? I thought windows 10 was supposed to be easy and user friendly, that is a lie.  HELP!!!!

If you currently have a working system, don't worry. Microsoft does such a fantastic job of forcing updates, let them fix it. A failed update is probably to your advantage, because it might create a bottleneck to future updates/problems.

Good sensible advice; I've tried the Anniversary edition - still cannot download/install after several (>5) attempts and after following all the '..try this..' approaches. Now bored and finally woken up to the fact that MS recommends I uninstall my AV to download - you know what, I don't think so as MS demanding I undo the most basic of security procedures does rather fly in the face of good old fashioned common-sense; silly me for thinking otherwise..!

I previously commented that Microsoft does a great job forcing updates. They were successful on the 7th attempt. Of course the anniversary edition caused other problems. Some s/w vendors have trouble keeping up with the Microsoft updates. This means that s/w that worked on version 8 may fail on version 8.1. Now of course the many versions of WIN10 have compounded the problems. Just when you thought you had fixed WIN10, WIN10 Anniversary is now here. Now keep in mind that WIN10-A has had 3 major upgrades, so it is time to go to the Device Manager and check to see if you have the latest drivers. For me, a right click on a folder took longer than a Restart. The problem was solved by updating my graphics driver. I can't wait to discover what will change with WIN10-B... I am sure the various Microsoft versions are flawless, providing they are installed on a virgin computer. My computer has its own great grandchildren.

On or about Sept 15th the system automatically upgraded to Windows 10 version 1511 after so many failed attempts I didn't count them.  After this upgrade, File Explorer no longer works well at all--failing frequently and shutting down most apps that may be running.  Fortunately I have not lost files.  I was hoping version 1607 would fix this problem BUT the automatic update is taking FOREVER.  And this isn't the first attempt!!!  After more than 2 hours it is at 6%...keeping in mind it could still fail.  I would like to be able to DOWNLOAD THE INSTALL FILE AND UPGRADE OFFLINE.  This is nonsense!  I use my computer for a lot more than social media---hello?!  Anybody listening?  At least Windows 7 worked for the most part!!!!!!  If I had any other option than using Windows right now, I would be gone.  So YES...developers need to TEST software on computers that have "GREAT GRANDCHILDREN" before subjecting us to the so-called "improvements".