Dynamic Update content for Feature Updates
When I'm deploying a feature update, either by upgrade package or feature update task sequence, do I need to deploy the DU content for the OS we're upgrading to or the one we're upgrading from? I've been using DU content but allowing machines to override policy and grab the content from MS so I'm not sure which one they're using.
As an example, if I have a collection of Win10 2004 machines that are upgrading to 21H1 would I deploy 2021-07 Dynamic Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB5004313) or 2021-07 Dynamic Update for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5004313) to the collection of targeted machines?
Posted Aug 24, 2021, 1:35 PM UTC
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You deploy the version your going to.. so if you're on 1909 and you're going to 20H2, you'd deploy 20H2 DUs.
We apply the DU's offline so they are already integrated into the Windows Upgrade Media that we're deploying using OSDBuilder.
There are a couple types of DUs, ones that update the Upgrade Media it self (Setup DUs) and ones that get applied to the install.wim file. I know that the Setup is supposed to see there are DUs, download them, apply them, then restart the setup process with the updated setup files, but I've never seen this in action since we slip the DUs in ahead of time.
You'll still want to keep DUs enabled, as it will also download other things that the Setup Engine can use, like Features on Demand, Drivers, and other updates.
I figured it was the version that matched the install media but I kept talking myself out of it. I inject DU content into the media I use for task sequence based upgrades but I've been testing updating from 1909 to 20H2 using regular upgrade packages. Good to know it still makes sense to keep DU enabled even if injecting it into the .wim. Thanks for the taking time to reply, good to have concise write up from a trusted pro.