{"id":773,"date":"2023-03-22T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.xyz\/?p=773"},"modified":"2023-03-22T02:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T17:30:38","slug":"mc530969-windows-monthly-updates-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2023-03-22-mc530969-windows-monthly-updates-explained","title":{"rendered":"MC530969 | Windows monthly updates explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC530969 | Windows monthly updates explained<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>03\/21\/2023 16:56:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>03\/21\/2023 16:56:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>03\/21\/2024 16:56:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<div>See our updated reference for all monthly updates and how we\u2019ve optimized different releases. Our new Windows IT Pro Blog post provides an updated reference for all monthly updates, explaining the differences between security and non-security updates,   as well as defining out-of-band (OOB) releases and new features delivered as continuous innovation.<\/div>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div>Starting in April 2023, non-security releases &#8211; formerly called \u201cC\u201d or \u201cD\u201d releases &#8211; will now target the fourth week of the month to ensure that our monthly patches are more effective than ever. Read more about these optimization efforts and find additional   resources to support your update management success in <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Windows\/MonthlyUpdates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Windows monthly updates explained<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>When will this happen:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Starting April 2023, optional non-security preview releases will target the fourth week of the month. Security releases will continue to be available as usual, on the second Tuesday of the month. Out-of-band releases and new features delivered via continuous   innovation will also continue to be available as usual, whenever ready. See the Windows IT Pro Blog for more details.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>How this will affect your organization:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Your organization can get the latest insights into security and non-security releases, out-of-band releases, and new features delivered via continuous innovation. To validate the optional non-security releases ahead of time, you can now download and install   optional non-security preview releases on the fourth week of the month.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>What you need to do to prepare:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>To access optional non-security preview releases, navigate to\u202f<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u202f&gt;\u202f<strong>Windows Update<\/strong>\u202f&gt;<strong> Advanced options  <\/strong>&gt;<strong> Optional updates,<\/strong> select from the available updates, and click  <strong>Download and install.<\/strong>&nbsp;For additional resources to help you manage updates, see Additional information.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Windows\/MonthlyUpdates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Windows monthly updates explained<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit Microsoft Support to learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/windows\/delivering-continuous-innovation-in-windows-11-b0aa0a27-ea9a-4365-9224-cb155e517f12\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Delivering continuous innovation in Windows 11<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For validation support, see <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/windows-it-pro-blog\/ensuring-a-successful-windows-quality-update-experience\/ba-p\/3451774\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">  Ensuring a successful Windows quality update experience<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC530969 | Windows monthly updates explained Classification stayInformed Last Updated 03\/21\/2023 16:56:30 Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}