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Blossom - My advice (irrespective of your recent loss and related problems): assuming you've got Pro and there is nothing in latest release you really, really need, set Branch Readiness to Semi-Annual Channel and defer for 60 days thereafter, viz:
With those settings I didn't get moved to 1709 until April 19 2018 - 7 months.
Let those who have nothing better to do with their time provide MS with a free beta testing service. In times past it was selected corporate customers who did the beta testing for MS - in expectation of better support. Now the consumer hoi-polloi do it for the kudos alone
Commiserations of the loss of your sister. I lost a sister when we were kids. Didn't mean much to me then, but now I often reflect on what might have been. Take courage from the fact that you had her for so long. �� (this was a hug emoji)
BR