In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft will stop all voluntary updates to Windows 10 in May. The company will release only critical security patches as needed.

As reported by Wccftech, Microsoft issued a statement titled "Timing of Future Windows Option C and D Releases" outlining these measures:

In other words, all but the most critical updates for the time being updates will be suspended for the time being. Microsoft has not announced when regular updates will resume.

It is also not known how this will affect the release of new features for Windows 10 20H1 and 20H2, which were scheduled to come out in the first and second half of 2020.

These new versions of Windows will bring some major changes to the user interface, moving from the Metro design language to a new fluent design language. This new look includes flatter surfaces, a new look for icons and interface elements, and the use of subdued colors.