--- title: Deploy feature updates titleSuffix: Windows Update for Business deployment service description: Use Windows Update for Business deployment service to deploy feature updates to devices in your organization. ms.service: windows-client ms.subservice: itpro-updates ms.topic: conceptual ms.author: mstewart author: mestew manager: aaroncz ms.collection: - tier1 ms.localizationpriority: medium appliesto: - ✅ Windows 11 - ✅ Windows 10 ms.date: 08/29/2023 --- # Deploy feature updates with Windows Update for Business deployment service The Windows Update for Business deployment service is used to approve and schedule software updates. The deployment service exposes its capabilities through the [Microsoft Graph API](/graph/use-the-api). You can call the API directly, through a [Graph SDK](/graph/sdks/sdks-overview), or integrate them with a management tool such as [Microsoft Intune](/mem/intune). This article uses [Graph Explorer](/graph/graph-explorer/graph-explorer-overview) to walk through the entire process of deploying a feature update to clients. In this article, you will: In this article, you will: > [!div class="checklist"] > * [Open Graph Explorer](#open-graph-explorer) > * [Run queries to identify devices](#run-queries-to-identify-devices) > * [Enroll devices](#enroll-devices) > * [List catalog entries for feature updates](#list-catalog-entries-for-feature-updates) > * [Create a deployment](#create-a-deployment) > * [Add members to the deployment audience](#add-members-to-the-deployment-audience) > * [Pause a deployment](#pause-a-deployment) > * [Delete a deployment](#delete-a-deployment) > * [Unenroll devices](#unenroll-devices) ## Prerequisites All of the [prerequisites for the Windows Update for Business deployment service](deployment-service-prerequisites.md) must be met. ### Permissions [!INCLUDE [Windows Update for Business deployment service permissions using Graph Explorer](./includes/wufb-deployment-graph-explorer-permissions.md)] ## Open Graph Explorer [!INCLUDE [Graph Explorer sign in](./includes/wufb-deployment-graph-explorer.md)] ## Run queries to identify devices [!INCLUDE [Graph Explorer device queries](./includes/wufb-deployment-find-device-name-graph-explorer.md)] ## Enroll devices When you enroll devices into feature update management, the deployment service becomes the authority for feature updates coming from Windows Update. As long as a device remains enrolled in feature update management through the deployment service, the device doesn't receive any other feature updates from Windows Update unless explicitly deployed using the deployment service. A device is offered the specified feature update if it hasn't already received the update. For example, if you deploy Windows 11 feature update version 22H2 to a device that's enrolled into feature update management and is currently on an older version of Windows 11, the device updates to version 22H2. If the device is already running version 22H2 or a later version, it stays on its current version. > [!TIP] > Windows Update for Business reports has a [workbook](wufb-reports-workbook.md#feature-updates-tab) that displays the current operating system version for devices. In the workbook, go to the **Feature updates** tab and in the **In Service feature update** tile, select the **View details** link to open the details flyout. The OS version and Microsoft Entra ID of devices can easily be exported into a .csv file or opened in [Azure Monitor Logs](/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-query-overview) to help when creating a deployment audience. [!INCLUDE [Graph Explorer enroll devices](./includes/wufb-deployment-enroll-device-graph-explorer.md)] ## List catalog entries for feature updates Each feature update is associated with a unique [catalog entry](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-catalogentry). The `id` returned is the **Catalog ID** and is used to create a deployment. Feature updates are deployable until they reach their support retirement dates. For more information, see the support lifecycle dates for [Windows 10](/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-and-education) and [Windows 11](/lifecycle/products/windows-11-enterprise-and-education) Enterprise and Education editions. The following query lists all deployable feature update catalog entries: ```msgraph-interactive GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/catalog/entries?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.featureUpdateCatalogEntry') ``` The following truncated response displays a **Catalog ID** of `d9049ddb-0ca8-4bc1-bd3c-41a456ef300f` for the Windows 11, version 22H2 feature update: ```json { "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#admin/windows/updates/catalog/entries", "value": [ { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.featureUpdateCatalogEntry", "id": "d9049ddb-0ca8-4bc1-bd3c-41a456ef300f", "displayName": "Windows 11, version 22H2", "deployableUntilDateTime": "2025-10-14T00:00:00Z", "releaseDateTime": "2022-09-20T00:00:00Z", "version": "Windows 11, version 22H2", "buildNumber": "22621" } ] } ``` ## Create a deployment When creating a deployment for a feature update, there are multiple options available to define how the deployment behaves. The deployment and monitoring settings are optional. The following [deployment settings](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-deploymentsettings) are defined in the example request body for deploying the Windows 11, version 22H2 feature update (**Catalog ID** of `d9049ddb-0ca8-4bc1-bd3c-41a456ef300f`): - Deployment [start date](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-schedulesettings) of February 14, 2023 at 5 AM UTC - [Gradual rollout](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-gradualrolloutsettings) at a rate of 100 devices every three days - [Monitoring rule](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-monitoringrule) that will pause the deployment if five devices rollback the feature update - Default [safeguard hold](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-safeguardprofile) behavior of applying all applicable safeguards to devices in a deployment - When safeguard holds aren't explicitly defined, the default safeguard hold behavior is applied automatically ```msgraph-interactive POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deployments content-type: application/json { "content": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.catalogContent", "catalogEntry": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.featureUpdateCatalogEntry", "id": "d9049ddb-0ca8-4bc1-bd3c-41a456ef300f" } }, "settings": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.deploymentSettings", "schedule": { "startDateTime": "2023-02-14T05:00:00Z", "gradualRollout": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.rateDrivenRolloutSettings", "durationBetweenOffers": "P3D", "devicesPerOffer": "100" } }, "monitoring": { "monitoringRules": [ { "signal": "rollback", "threshold": 5, "action": "pauseDeployment" } ] } } } ``` The response body will contain: - The new **Deployment ID**, `de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890` in the example - The new **Audience ID**, `d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567` in the example - Any settings defined in the deployment request body ```json { "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#admin/windows/updates/deployments/$entity", "id": "de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890", "createdDateTime": "2023-02-07T19:21:15.425905Z", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-02-07T19:21:15Z", "state": { "effectiveValue": "scheduled", "requestedValue": "none", "reasons": [] }, "content": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.catalogContent", "catalogEntry@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#admin/windows/updates/deployments('de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890')/content/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.catalogContent/catalogEntry/$entity", "catalogEntry": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.featureUpdateCatalogEntry", "id": "d9049ddb-0ca8-4bc1-bd3c-41a456ef300f", "displayName": "Windows 11, version 22H2", "deployableUntilDateTime": "2025-10-14T00:00:00Z", "releaseDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "version": "Windows 11, version 22H2" } }, "settings": { "contentApplicability": null, "userExperience": null, "expedite": null, "schedule": { "startDateTime": "2023-02-14T05:00:00Z", "gradualRollout": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.rateDrivenRolloutSettings", "durationBetweenOffers": "P3D", "devicesPerOffer": 100 } }, "monitoring": { "monitoringRules": [ { "signal": "rollback", "threshold": 5, "action": "pauseDeployment" } ] } }, "audience@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#admin/windows/updates/deployments('de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890')/audience/$entity", "audience": { "id": "d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567", "applicableContent": [] } } ``` ### Edit a deployment To [update deployment](/graph/api/windowsupdates-deployment-update), PATCH the deployment resource by its **Deployment ID** and supply the updated settings in the request body. The following example keeps the existing gradual rollout settings that were defined when creating the deployment but changes the deployment start date to February 28, 2023 at 5 AM UTC: ```msgraph-interactive PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deployments/de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 content-type: application/json { "settings": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.deploymentSettings", "schedule": { "startDateTime": "2023-02-28T05:00:00Z", "gradualRollout": { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.rateDrivenRolloutSettings", "durationBetweenOffers": "P3D", "devicesPerOffer": "100" } } } } ``` Verify the deployment settings for the deployment with a **Deployment ID** of `de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890`: ```msgraph-interactive GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deployments/de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 ``` ## Add members to the deployment audience The **Audience ID**, `d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567`, was created when the deployment was created. The **Audience ID** is used to add members to the deployment audience. After the deployment audience is updated, Windows Update starts offering the update to the devices according to the deployment settings. As long as the deployment exists and the device is in the audience, the update will be offered. The following example adds three devices to the deployment audience using the **Microsoft Entra ID** for each device: ```msgraph-interactive POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567/updateAudience content-type: application/json { "addMembers": [ { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.azureADDevice", "id": "01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef" }, { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.azureADDevice", "id": "01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcde0" }, { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.azureADDevice", "id": "01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcde1" } ] } ``` To verify the devices were added to the audience, run the following query using the **Audience ID** of `d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567`: ```msgraph-interactive GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/d39ad1ce-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567/members ``` ## Pause a deployment To pause a deployment, PATCH the deployment to have a `requestedValue` of `paused` for the [deploymentState](/graph/api/resources/windowsupdates-deploymentstate). To resume the deployment, use the value `none` and the state will either update to `offering` or `scheduled` if the deployment hasn't reached the start date yet. The following example pauses the deployment with a **Deployment ID** of `de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890`: ```msgraph-interactive PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deployments/de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 content-type: application/json { "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.deployment", "state": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.deploymentState", "requestedValue": "paused" } } ``` ## Delete a deployment To remove the deployment completely, DELETE the deployment. Deleting the deployment will prevent the content from being offered to devices if they haven't already received it. To resume offering the content, a new approval will need to be created. The following example deletes the deployment with a **Deployment ID** of `de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890`: ```msgraph-interactive DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/windows/updates/deployments/de910e12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 ``` ## Unenroll devices [!INCLUDE [Graph Explorer enroll devices](./includes/wufb-deployment-graph-unenroll.md)]