What’s in Windows 10, version 21H2Īccording to Microsoft, the update offers improvements in security, management, virtualization and productivity. Home and Pro editions of the November 2021 Update will receive 18 months of servicing and support, and Enterprise and Education editions will receive 30 months of servicing and support beginning today. The new client LTSC edition is supported for five years, and the new Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 edition is also available now with a 10-year support lifecycle.Īccording to Microsoft, the next Windows 10 feature update is slated for the second half of 2022, and at least one version of Windows 10 will be supported trough Oct. The release also marks the availability of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, which the company says provides enterprise customers with access to an option for special-purpose devices and environments, or other uses that require longer term device update stability. Microsoft says the update is available through Windows Server Update Services (including Configuration Manager), Windows Update for Business and the Volume Licensing Service Center.

Organizations are urged to begin targeted deployments to validate that apps, devices and infrastructure work with the new release.

This also marks the start of the 30-month servicing timeline for Windows 10 21H2, a general availability channel release, for enterprise and education editions. Organizations can now start updating systems to Windows 10, version 21H2, as Microsoft made the update available this week, marking the start of Microsoft’s new annual Windows 10 release cycle.Īccording to Microsoft, the company is targeting annual feature updates for Windows 10 and is moving away from the semi-annual channel to the new general availability channel.

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