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Iron Contributor

Mar 11, 2021

When should devices update

sWhen moving from ConfigMgr to manage O365 updates to not being managed, when can we expect devices to get the new semi-annual monthly builds (released each Patch Tuesday)? Currently have a test d...

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lalanc01

Iron Contributor

Mar 15, 2021

If we set the GPO to specify a deadline in 5 days, will this have the same effect as forcing it or do we have to set deadline after that period of 7 to 10days?

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manoth_msft

Microsoft

Mar 16, 2021

No need to adjust the deadline.

If deadline is set to an integer (e.g. 5 days), it starts counting from the moment the client has downloaded the updates. So e.g. it will take 3 days before your client is in a wave of an update, then it downloads the update and saves the timestamp. Then it tries to apply the update. If it can't it will compare if "current time" is < "timestamp+deadline". If yes, it will wait for the next evaluation cycle (several times a day). If current time is past "time stamp + deadline", it will start to prompt the user and after ~2 days force the update. If it can apply the update in the mean time (e.g. during reboot), the prompts will stop.

If deadline is set to a date, the same overall process will apply, but a device downloading the udpate after your set deadline will basically immediately prompt the user for the first time (from this point on, again the user has ~2 days to accept the app reboot).