With a Windows 10 update rings policy the administrator was limited in controlling the timeframe that a device could stay on a specific Windows version. That also provides the administrator more flexibility for controlling the Windows version of the device. The device will not downgrade to a previous Windows version.ĭuring the period that the Windows 10 feature updates policy is assigned to the device, the device will basically freeze on the configured Windows version (unless – as previously mentioned – the device is already running a later Windows version). When a device is already running a later Windows version then the Windows version that is configured in the policy, that device remains on its current Windows version. When a device receives a Windows 10 feature updates policy, the device will update to the Windows version that is configured in the policy. Introducing the Window 10 feature updates policyĪ Windows 10 feature updates policy is a pretty simplistic policy – from a configuration perspective – to control the Windows 10 feature updates on a device. While the feature version remains static, devices can continue to install quality and security updates that are available for their feature version.Īs the Windows 10 feature updates policy is a new feature, the remainder of this post will focus on that feature. Windows 10 feature updates: (Currently public preview) The Windows 10 feature updates policy brings devices to the specified Windows version and freezes the feature set on those devices until the administrator chooses to update them to a later Windows version.As long as the latest update is installed, the Windows 10 devices are up to date. This policy type already exists for a while and enables administrators to create update rings that specify how and when Windows 10 devices should be updated with feature and quality updates. Windows 10 update rings: The Windows 10 update rings policy is a collection of settings that configures setting to control when Windows 10 updates get installed.Within Microsoft Intune the following policy types are provided to control updates: Windows 10 devices will access Windows Update directly for the updates itself. It’s also good to keep in mind that Microsoft Intune only stores the policy assignments and not the updates themselves. Controlling the Windows version and controlling the installation of the quality and security updates. Utilizing Windows Update for Business is focused more on controlling the Windows 10 updates cycle, instead of approving individual updates for (specific) devices. Via Microsoft Intune it’s possible to utilize Windows Update for Business to simplify the Windows 10 update management experience in general. I see managing more as being in full control of the Windows 10 (feature) updates on a device. I’m deliberately naming it controlling – and not managing – as it’s more controlling the (pace of the) installation of Windows 10 feature updates. Now let’s with an introduction about the options to control Windows 10 feature updates by using Microsoft Intune. Introducing the control options for Windows 10 feature updates I’ll end this post by looking at the configuration options. In this post I’ll start with a short introduction about the different options for controlling Windows 10 feature updates, followed by more details about the Windows 10 feature updates policy. That latest addition was the trigger for this blog post. And even more recent, support for Windows Autopilot devices was added to that policy type. A couple of months ago a new policy type was introduced to control Windows 10 feature updates. This week is all about controlling Windows 10 feature updates.
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