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Windows Autopatch - Windows Driver Updates (preview)
Hi Guys,
Need help in relation to this feature that is available in preview under the release settings for Windows Autopatch - Windows Driver Updates (preview).
I would like to know how this works with Windows Autopatch.
I enabled the preview option for our tenant and then noticed that Rings groups are not aligned with Windows Autopatch Ring. Just want to understand how this work but couldn't find the right resource document on this.
Any suggestion or help is appreciated.
Thank,
Sheetal
5 Replies
- RichardLian
Microsoft
Hi SheetalPatel ,
There is an automated mapping between the Service-based and Software-based ring groups for all your devices as follows:Windows Autopatch - Test --> Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Test
Windows Autopatch - Ring1--> Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-First
Windows Autopatch - Ring2 --> Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Fast
Windows Autopatch - Ring3 --> Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Broad
Windows Autopatch - Last --> Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Broad
If you add any further rings i.e. Windows Autopatch - Ring4 up to Ring15, then these will also be mapped to Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Broad.
Hope this helps.Regards,
Richard
- Thank you RichardLian.
- chadhamilton37Hi Sheetal, the driver update profiles are using our service-based deployment ring naming convention (Test, First, Fast, Broad) - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-autopatch/deploy/windows-autopatch-groups-overview#service-based-deployment-rings.
We hope to make this a more consistent naming experience in the future.- Thanks Chad
So, for drivers management have separate set of default service groups compare to Windows Autopatch default deployment rings?- And also, how does it decide membership of the device?
For eg: If the Windows Autopatch Machine is part of the "Windows Autopatch - Test" does it mean it will the same machine into the service group "Modern Workplace Devices-Windows Autopatch-Test"
