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Intune WUfB Feature Update deferral longer than 365 days
Is there a way, using Intune-managed WUfB, that Feature Updates can be deferred longer than 365 days? For instance, if we wanted to stay on Win10 1809, then in September move to only 19H1, is that p...
AriaUpdated
Microsoft
Microsoftcoleel you can of course stay on a feature update longer than 365 days after the next update is released. To do this you can leverage the new target version policies (Feature Update Deployment (Preview) in Intune to specify which feature update you want to move to and/or stay on until you change the policy. Alternatively, if you need to remain for just a short period of time you can leverage pause, but you will need to re-set it every 34 days.
AriaUpdated Thank you for the quick response. Are there any concerns if co-management is thrown into the mix, like does this break the Intune functionality? We ran into inconsistent behaviors, so not sure if this isn't supported or we just had a configuration conflict. We were told this isn't officially supported (Co-management of machines and using Intune-based WUfB to manage Feature Updates longer than 365 days), which is why the setting was in preview. So just curious if there are other strategies or if this is still the best course forward.
Why not use the targetreleaseversion setting to choose the feature release you want on?
SusanBradleyGeek Yes, that's what we were testing, but we were told by an MS partner that that setting is unsupported and not recommended if machines were co-managed. So we want to move to Intune for patching, but this is a pretty big showstopper for us if we can't rely on this feature to both function and be supported for co-managed workstations. Maybe it just means we have to abandon co-management and only use Intune for those machines we want to take advantage of this feature. Too bad, this would be a great feature to have.
- AriaUpdated
coleel This is till the recommended solution for remaining longer on a release. That said, see Configure Windows 10 feature updates policy in Intune - Azure | Microsoft Docs for pre-reqs, known issues, and best practices. We are also working quickly to mitigate any found issues and GA this feature.
