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Microsoft revealed yesterday that the company's current version of Windows 10, version 1809, is designated for broad deployment.

In other words, Windows 10 version 1809's servicing option is now Semi-Annual Channel. Microsoft will stop using the term from Windows 10 version 1903 onward.

Windows 10 feature updates are released twice a year via the Semi-Annual Channel Target. Then, after a couple of months, they are deemed ready for broad deployment and Microsoft announced that by changing the servicing option of the update to Semi-Annual Channel.

If you are cynical, you might say that millions of home Microsoft customers have tested the new version of Windows 10 long enough for it to become Enterprise- and business-ready.

Microsoft updated the Windows 10 release information page to highlight the change. The full rollout of the update started last week.

Windows 10 version 1809 has been a problematic update, probably the most problematic feature update since the release of Windows 10 in 2015.

Microsoft had to pause the update deployment because of serious bugs and issues. While those initial bugs were resolved by Microsoft, a look at the most recent update for Windows 10 version 1809 shows five known issues:

* Internet Explorer authentication issue
* Audio output issues.
* MSXML6 may cause applications to stop responding.
* Custom URI handles for applications may not load the corresponding application.
* Preboot execution environment issues.