diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/media-dynamic-update.md b/windows/deployment/update/media-dynamic-update.md index 6b8f00ddcd..74fc796879 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/media-dynamic-update.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/media-dynamic-update.md @@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ Properly updating the installation media involves a large number of actions oper This table shows the correct sequence for applying the various tasks to the files. For example, the full sequence starts with adding the servicing stack update to WinRE (1) and concludes with adding the Dynamic Update for Setup to the new media (26). -> [!NOTE] -> Starting in February 2021, the latest cumulative update and servicing stack update will be combined and distributed in the Microsoft Update Catalog as a new combined cumulative update. For Steps 1, 9, and 18 below that require the servicing stack update for updating the installation media, you should use the combined cumulative update. For more information on the combined cumulative update, see [Servicing stack updates](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates). - |Task |WinRE (winre.wim) |WinPE (boot.wim) |Operating system (install.wim) | New media | |---------|---------|---------|---------|------| |Add servicing stack Dynamic Update | 1 | 9 | 18 | @@ -84,6 +81,9 @@ This table shows the correct sequence for applying the various tasks to the file |Add .NET and .NET cumulative updates | | | 24 | |Export image | 8 | 17 | 25 | +> [!NOTE] +> Starting in February 2021, the latest cumulative update and servicing stack update will be combined and distributed in the Microsoft Update Catalog as a new combined cumulative update. For Steps 1, 9, and 18 that require the servicing stack update for updating the installation media, you should use the combined cumulative update. For more information on the combined cumulative update, see [Servicing stack updates](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates). + ### Multiple Windows editions The main operating system file (install.wim) contains multiple editions of Windows 10. It’s possible that only an update for a given edition is required to deploy it, based on the index. Or, it might be that all editions need an update. Further, ensure that languages are installed before Features on Demand, and the latest cumulative update is always applied last. diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates.md b/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates.md index c51a9ff9fb..f79ad98939 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates.md @@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ Typically, the improvements are reliability and performance improvements that do ## Simplifying on-premises deployment of servicing stack updates -With the Windows Update experience, servicing stack updates and cumulative updates are deployed together to the device. The update stack automatically orchestrates the installation, so both are applied correctly. Starting in February 2021, the cumulative update will include the latest servicing stack updates, to provide a single cumulative update payload to both Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Catalog. If you use an endpoint management tool backed by WSUS, such as the Configuration Manager, you will only have to select and deploy the monthly cumulative update. The latest servicing stack updates will automatically be applied correctly. Release notes and file information for cumulative updates, including those related to the servicing stack, will be in a single KB article. The combined monthly cumulative update will be available on Windows 10, version 2004 and higher starting with the 2021 2C release, KB4601382. +With the Windows Update experience, servicing stack updates and cumulative updates are deployed together to the device. The update stack automatically orchestrates the installation, so both are applied correctly. Starting in February 2021, the cumulative update will include the latest servicing stack updates, to provide a single cumulative update payload to both Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Catalog. If you use an endpoint management tool backed by WSUS, such as Configuration Manager, you will only have to select and deploy the monthly cumulative update. The latest servicing stack updates will automatically be applied correctly. Release notes and file information for cumulative updates, including those related to the servicing stack, will be in a single KB article. The combined monthly cumulative update will be available on Windows 10, version 2004 and higher starting with the 2021 2C release, KB4601382.