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William Golden
Copper Contributor
May 07, 2018
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1803 (Targeted)?

1803 build 17134 is now available   Did it release as Semi-annual (Targeted) or Semi-annual? windows-10 release-information   will it be the approximately 4 months before my rings begin to defer...
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    Darrell Gorter
    Jun 05, 2018

    Microsoft updated the docs to make it clear, that when Telemetry is set to Zero, the deferral policies do not take affect and you make get the feature updates.

    Here are the links to the updated Docs

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview

    Important Devices on the Semi-Annual Channel (formerly called Current Branch for Business) must have their diagnostic data set to 1 (Basic) or higher, in order to ensure that the service is performing at the expected quality. If diagnostic data is set to 0, the device will be treated as if it were in the Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)(formerly called Current Branch or CB) branch. For instructions to set the diagnostic data level, see Configure the operating system diagnostic data level.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-configure-wufb

    Note Users will not be able to change this setting if it was configured by policy. Important Devices on the Semi-Annual Channel (formerly called Current Branch for Business) must have their diagnostic data set to 1 (Basic) or higher, in order to ensure that the service is performing at the expected quality. If diagnostic data is set to 0, the device will be treated as if it were in the Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)(formerly called Current Branch or CB) branch. For instructions to set the diagnostic data level, see Configure the operating system diagnostic data level.

     

    Thanks

    Darrell Gorter

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Darrell Gorter
Former Employee
May 25, 2018

Hello,

The machines should not have been upgraded with that policy set, with a couple of exceptions

There are two ways this can happen.

  • The dual scan scenario where the polices settings configuration is not set properly, we took changes to address this last summer, by adding a new policy but it’s possible that people have not figured it properly. The fix was to offer a new option but it’s possible that policy is not set.
  • GP that sets Telemetry to Zero Exhaust

Is there a support case where machines were upgraded with that policy set?

 

Darrell Gorter [MSFT]

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SusanBradleyGeek
MVP
May 25, 2018

Even with the dual scan issue these machines are set for "semi-annual".  We are still at semi-annual targeted.  There is no reason these machines should be getting 1803.

 

https://partnersupport.microsoft.com/en-us/par_clientsol/forum/par_win/why-was-windows-10-machine-upgraded-in-spite-of/ed35fc59-2b57-4db9-a191-ee9216e1c055?messageId=6b981a60-5695-4253-8988-8b0918874816

 

I have two other MVPs on a private list who are behind Windows update who got 1803 and they had semi-annual chosen as well.

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