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John Yoakum
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Apr 22, 2020

Methods for Windows Servicing

I know that there are a couple different methods for servicing windows, both with servicing and IPUs. I am curious as if the process for servicing has gotten better to the point that it will maintain...
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KevinMineweaser_MSFT
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Apr 22, 2020

John Yoakum , In the past we were not graceful about it however those issues were addressed by 1709. For a feature update to Win10, user settings are migrated.  This happens either through an IPU via WU/WUfB/ConfigMgr Software Updates, etc… or a traditional media based upgrade. If you see migration failures, direct message me so we can explore. That said, there is a known issue with on-prem upgrades and migrating languages and FODs. These are mitigated by ensuring dynamic updates are enabled. When enabled, the setup stack will acquire these automatically from Windows Update, however, it will also pull in the latest LCU. See Setup Command Line Parameters for more details on Dynamic Update and /InstallLangPacks (another option to point setup to local languages and language FODs).

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    John Yoakum
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    Apr 22, 2020

    KevinMineweaser_MSFT We only have one language and no FODs, which makes it even easier. None of that to worry about.

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