Update 07.29.2021: For current information on the Windows servicing cadence and monthly quality updates, see the Windows quality updates primer.
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Wasn't aware, that MS also ships C and D 'cumulative' updates for Windows 10 ...
And I didn't noticed, that MS tries to ship W10 updates on C and D week, to 'test' that stuff before it's shipped on the next months patchday. So all Windows 10 systems without updates deferred will autoinstall (aka: Win 10 Home users are guinea pigs, or is this group doesn't get C and D updates?).
Reading the first part of the above article, I thought 'Ok, they intend to keep things simple', but now I'm just confused - and my impression is, that things are getting more complicated. Admins need to decide between security and non security updates, between C and D updates (for test purposes) and also, whether they are patching old Windows or the most recent build. You think that's simple?
Just another thing: I mentioned the above article within myhttps://borncity.com/win/2018/08/02/windows-10-microsoft-explains-the-update-cadence/and got a comment from an admin/consultant:
What John Wilcox from Microsoft writes is not (yet) true. I’m not aware that Microsoft would have rolled out C and D updates but Out of Band because of fixes for fixes.
If they introduce preview updates *** I’m out, because these ruin the possibility of automatic approval in WSUS even before Windows 10 / 2016 because they do not belong to a separate category.
I'm not an expert in WSUS - but I received a similar 2nd comment within my German blog. What's with that topic?