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Nathan Obenhoffer's avatar
Nathan Obenhoffer
Copper Contributor
Jun 15, 2022

Education

I know they said they are still evaluating if they can do autopatch for education licenses, but what is there to evaluate?  The features in A3/E3 and A5/E5 are basically identical.  If anything educa...
Harman_Thind's avatar
Harman_Thind
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Jun 15, 2022

Hi Nathan Obenhoffer,

 

Thanks for the question! Unfortunately, Windows Autopatch is not available for ‘A’ or 'F' series licensing. The service is only included with Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 or higher.

 

Feel free to send us direct feedback at Windows Autopatch Feedback Portal

  • Gareth Richards's avatar
    Gareth Richards
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 14, 2022
    That's a shame, I've got a use case for 500+ machines.
  • BKPalmer's avatar
    BKPalmer
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 12, 2022

    Harman_Thind This is really an unfortunate decision. The education market (and Microsoft's presence in that market) should definitely encourage the allowance of the service in E3/E5 licensed organizations. I hope Microsoft swiftly reconsiders this decision.

    • Michel-Ehlert's avatar
      Michel-Ehlert
      Brass Contributor
      Jul 14, 2022

      BKPalmer

       

      A lot of the decision are based on time, effort and market impact. I'm quite positive it will be a matter of time.

    • Harman_Thind's avatar
      Harman_Thind
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      Jul 12, 2022

      Hi BKPalmer ,

       

      Thanks for the note. Any tenant that has E3/E5 is entitled to the Windows Autopatch service. If a tenant has one of the appropriate licenses for Windows Autopatch, we will allow enrollment. Let me know if I misunderstood your comment, happy to address any questions.

       

      Thanks!