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AMA: Windows 11 and Windows 10 servicing & lifecycle
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If you want a one-stop expert shop to help answer your questions around Windows updates, patching strategies, and the support lifecycle, this is the event for you. We'll have engineers and product experts from the Windows and Microsoft Endpoint Manager teams. Pose a question. Share your feedback. Ask for tips. This time is yours and we're here for you.
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- R_StarzuftIron ContributorHow will this move the needle on individual doctor offices getting new 'secure' equipment. How about the work at home people ?
- Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
Windows 11 requires more secure hardware, so when moving to Windows 11, procuring more secure hardware should be one of the considerations.
- Christian ZenzanoBrass ContributorWill there be different ADMX files for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
- Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
Thanks for the question! Each version of Windows gets new ADMX files. Many of the existing ones will also work, so long as the feature or service it manages is available in Windows 11. But you do not need to reconfigure all of your policies for Windows 11.- Jason_Sandys
Microsoft
Keep in mind that Windows CSPs are the preferred channel going forward for configuring Windows.
- David_SwensonIron ContributorWindows 11 has driven new excitement for our end-users. This was a great decision for the partner community. Love that all the policies we have created for Windows 10 (with a few exceptions) carry over directly to our future Windows 11 Commercial customers.
- CarolineDorionCopper ContributorWe've implemented WUfB last year to service our WIndows 10. WIth a Microsoft PFE, we've implemented the feature for the functionnal upgrade to "stay at" version XXX (section Windows 10 feature updates (Preview) in Endpoint)... When Microsoft introduced the H in the version, this option started doing some errors in CSPs. It finally works but what will happed with Windows 11 upgrade feature
- David_Guyer
Microsoft
Hi, The Feature updates policy in Endpoint manager doesn't use the CSP's, and we are working on how to use this feature to control upgrades to new Windows 10 feature updates and also Windows 11 updates. In the video, we also provided some insight to how the CSP for TargetReleaseVersion will be extended to add support for the product version as well. If you have a Windows 11 preview installed, you can actually start to see some of that design in GPEdit (this is Group Policy, but will also be done for CSPs), by going to the Windows Update node and looking at the Select the target Feature Update version policy. Detailed documentation will be made available soon. -David
- Andy1Q7Copper ContributorWill Windows 10 get feature updates after 21h2 and will those featureupdates be more like the placebos we saw for 21h1 or will be their actual features?
- Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
We announced the upcoming Windows 10, version 21H2 as an eKB - or an enablement package (you referenced as "placebo" 🙂 ). We have not yet announced what's happening with Windows 10 after that release. - David_Guyer
Microsoft
Dave7 had such a good reply to this earlier that I'll just copy it here.
The only thing that has been announced is the availability of 21H2 towards the end of this year. Stay tuned for future announcements on the topic. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/07/15/introducing-the-next-feature-update-to-windows-10-21h2/
- Dylan_SnodgrassSilver Contributor
Welcome to the Servicing and lifecycle: Windows 11 and Windows 10 Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA)! This live hour gives you the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the engineering and product teams building Windows. Introduce yourself by replying to this thread. Post each question in the Comment on this event… box above.
Supporting today's live chat and Q&A will be Thomas Trombley, Jason Leznek, John Wilcox, Dave Backman, Joe Lurie, Aria Carley, Sudhagar Thirumoolan, Namrata Bachwani, Chris Morrissey, David Guyer, George Nelson, Jason Sandys, Harjit Dhaliwal, and Kevin Mineweaser
- thelazyavengerCopper ContributorIs Windows 10 21H2 the last feature update or there will be 22H1 and 22H2 next year? If 21H2 is the last one, what will happen the 30-month servicing timeline?
- Dave_BackmanFormer EmployeeThe only thing that has been announced is the availability of 21H2 towards the end of this year. Stay tuned for future announcements on the topic. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/07/15/introducing-the-next-feature-update-to-windows-10-21h2/
- AremahCopper ContributorIs this going to be a streamed event or a text-only AMA?
- Harjit_DhaliwalFormer EmployeeStreamed.