Windows 10 version 1903 available for all manual seekers

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Microsoft released the May 2019 Update, also known as Windows 10 version 1903, on May 22, 2019 officially. The company limited the availability of the initial release significantly by making it available to "seekers" only and limiting it to certain hardware configurations.

Seekers refers to administrators who run manual update checks on devices they administrate. Administrators could run a manual update check on Windows 10 version 1809 devices, the previous version of Windows 10, and get nothing returned if the hardware configuration did not match Microsoft's initial selection or if other issues, e.g. incompatible drivers, were discovered.

Microsoft updated the release document on June 6, 2019 to indicate the broader availability of the new Windows 10 feature update.

The note at the top of the linked page states that the feature update is now available to all customers who run a manual check for updates.

Current status as of June 6, 2019:
Windows 10, version 1903 is available for any user who manually selects “Check for updates” via Windows Update. The recommended servicing status is Semi-Annual Channel.

All in this regard does not necessarily mean "all" as several update blocks are in place that prevent certain systems with known issues from being upgraded at the time of writing.

Updates won't be offered to devices with "certain Intel drivers", the Dynabook Smartphone Link application, systems with the Store applications Dolby Access or Dolby Atmos installed, and devices with certain Realtek or Qualcomm Bluetooth radios among others.

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