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- ✅ <a href=https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client target=_blank>Windows 11</a>
- ✅ <a href=https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client target=_blank>Windows 10</a>
ms.date: 12/31/2017
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# What is Windows Update for Business?
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- Education
- Enterprise, including Enterprise LTSC, IoT Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise LTSC
Windows Update for Business enables IT administrators to keep the Windows client devices in their organization always up to date with the latest security defenses and Windows features by directly connecting these systems to Windows Update service. You can use Group Policy or Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions such as Microsoft Intune to configure the Windows Update for Business settings that control how and when devices are updated.
Windows Update for Business enables IT administrators to keep the Windows client devices in their organization always up to date with the latest security defenses and Windows features by directly connecting these systems to Windows Update service. You can use Group Policy or Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions, such as Microsoft Intune, to configure the Windows Update for Business settings that control how and when devices are updated.
Specifically, Windows Update for Business lets you control update offerings and experiences to allow for reliability and performance testing on a subset of devices before deploying updates across the organization. It also provides a positive update experience for people in your organization.
## What can I do with Windows Update for Business?
Windows Update for Business enables commercial customers to manage which Windows Updates are received when as well as the experience a device has when it receives them.
Windows Update for Business enables commercial customers to manage which Windows Updates are received when along with the experience a device has when it receives them.
You can control Windows Update for Business policies by using either Mobile Device Management (MDM) tools such as Microsoft Intune or Group Policy management tools such as local group policy or the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), as well as various other non-Microsoft management tools. MDMs use Configuration Service Provider (CSP) policies instead of Group Policy. Intune additionally uses Cloud Policies. Not all policies are available in all formats (CSP, Group Policy, or Cloud policy).
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By using Windows Update for Business, you can control which types of Windows Updates are offered to devices in your ecosystem, when updates are applied, and deployment to devices in your organization in waves.
### Manage which updates are offered
Windows Update for Business enables an IT administrator to receive and manage a variety of different types of Windows Updates.
Windows Update for Business enables an IT administrator to receive and manage various types of Windows Updates.
## Types of updates managed by Windows Update for Business
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The Update Baseline toolkit makes it easy by providing a single command for IT Admins to apply the Update Baseline to devices. You can get the Update Baseline toolkit from the [Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=101056).
>[!NOTE]
>The Update Baseline toolkit is available only for Group Policy. Update Baseline does not affect your offering policies, whether youre using deferrals or target version to manage which updates are offered to your devices when. Update Baseline is not currently supported for Windows 11.
>The Update Baseline toolkit is available only for Group Policy. Update Baseline does not affect your offering policies, whether you're using deferrals or target version to manage which updates are offered to your devices when. Update Baseline is not currently supported for Windows 11.