Editing Windows Update (section)

===Windows Update for Business===
''Windows Update for Business'' is a term for a set of features in the [[Windows 10 editions|Pro, Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 10]], intended to ease the administration of Windows across organizations. It enables IT pros to:<ref name="WUfB1">{{Cite web|last=Hammoudi|first=Samir|date=15 November 2015|title=Windows Update for Business explained|url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/beanexpert/2015/11/15/windows-update-for-business-explained/|url-status=dead|website=beanexpert|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=14 January 2018|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419173000/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/beanexpert/2015/11/15/windows-update-for-business-explained/}}</ref><ref name="WUfB2">{{Cite web|last=Azzarello|first=Pat|date=10 May 2017|title=What is Windows Update for Business?|url=https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2017/05/10/what-is-windows-update-for-business/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611031330/https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2017/05/10/what-is-windows-update-for-business/|archive-date=11 June 2018|website=Windows for IT Pros|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|quote=Windows Update for Business is intended for machines running Windows 10 or later, and Windows 10 Education, Professional, or Enterprise editions managed in organizations.|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="WUfB3">{{Cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb |title=Deploy updates using Windows Update for Business |last1=Halfin |first1=Danni |last2=Brower |first2=Nick |date=13 October 2017 |website=Microsoft Docs |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |last3=Lich |first3=Brian |last4=Poggemeyer |first4=Liza |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022191359/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Switch between the standard and the deferred [[Windows 10 editions#Release branches|release branches of Windows 10]]. This feature has since been removed as Microsoft retired the deferred branch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft changes Windows Update for Business options - gHacks Tech News|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2019/02/15/microsoft-changes-windows-update-for-business-options/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.ghacks.net|date=15 February 2019|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006091519/https://www.ghacks.net/2019/02/15/microsoft-changes-windows-update-for-business-options/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Defer automatic installation of ordinary updates for 30 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, this feature is more difficult to access.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Microsoft removes Setting to defer feature updates from Windows 10 version 2004 - gHacks Tech News|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2020/06/25/microsoft-removes-setting-to-defer-feature-updates-from-windows-10-version-2004/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.ghacks.net|date=25 June 2020|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827220048/https://www.ghacks.net/2020/06/25/microsoft-removes-setting-to-defer-feature-updates-from-windows-10-version-2004/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Defer automatic installation of Windows upgrades (a.k.a. "feature updates") for 365 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, these updates are no longer automatically offered.<ref name=":0" />

These features were added in Windows 10 version 1511.<ref name="WUfB-EdBott">{{cite web|last1=Bott|first1=Ed|title=How to take control of Windows 10 updates and upgrades (even if you don't own a business)|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-take-control-of-windows-10-updates-and-upgrades-even-if-you-dont-own-a-business/|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=17 January 2018|access-date=22 November 2018|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112005437/https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-take-control-of-windows-10-updates-and-upgrades-even-if-you-dont-own-a-business/|url-status=live}}</ref> They are intended for large organizations with many computers, so they can logically group their computers for gradual deployment. Microsoft recommends a small set of pilot computers to receive the updates almost immediately, while the set of most critical computers receives them after every other group has done so, and has experienced their effects.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Halfin|first1=Danni|last2=Lich|first2=Brian|title=Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-deployment-rings-windows-10-updates|website=Microsoft Docs|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=27 July 2017|access-date=22 November 2018|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524234443/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-deployment-rings-windows-10-updates|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other Microsoft update management solutions, such as [[Windows Server Update Services]] or [[System Center Configuration Manager]], do not override Windows Update for Business. Rather, they force Windows 10 into the "dual scan mode". his can cause confusion for administrators who do not comprehend the full ramifications of the dual scan mode.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rasheed|first1=Shadab|title=Why WSUS and SCCM managed clients are reaching out to Microsoft Online|url=https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2017/01/09/why-wsus-and-sccm-managed-clients-are-reaching-out-to-microsoft-online/|website=Windows Server Blog|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=9 January 2017|access-date=22 November 2018|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184020/https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2017/01/09/why-wsus-and-sccm-managed-clients-are-reaching-out-to-microsoft-online/|url-status=live}}</ref>