Visit the Microsoft Update Catalog and acquire the Dynamic Update cumulative content packages used to apply to the image. Then, we'll look at how to perform these steps using a PowerShell script. Let's briefly walk through the high-level steps. If one is performing a media-based feature update, most Dynamic Update content can be acquired and applied to the image before initiating setup on the device. For example, the device may not have internet connectivity. These are not updates to LPs and FODs, but reacquisition to ensure the user has these elements present with the update completes.įor some environments, enabling acquired Dynamic Update content and installing that content on the device is not an option. In addition to these updates, Dynamic Update will preserve Language Pack (LP) and Features on Demand (FODs) content during the upgrade process. Driver Updates: Latest version of applicable drivers that have already been published by manufacturers into Windows Update and specifically targeted for Dynamic Update.Latest Cumulative Update: Installs the latest cumulative quality update.Servicing Stack Updates: Fixes that are necessary to address the Windows 10 servicing stack issue and thus required to complete the feature update.Safe OS Updates: Fixes for the "safe OS" that are used to update Windows recovery environment (WinRE).Setup Updates: Fixes to Setup binaries or any files that Setup uses for feature updates.Windows 10 Setup reaches out to an Internet-facing URL hosted by Microsoft to fetch Dynamic Update content, then applies those updates to your OS installation media.
Dynamic Update refresherĪs soon as a Windows 10 feature update initiates, whether from media or a Windows Update service-connected environment, Dynamic Update is one of the first steps invoked. This blog will walk through the steps for acquiring and applying Dynamic Update packages, showcasing a sample PowerShell script.
In the recent blog entitled The benefits of Windows 10 Dynamic Update, Monika Sinha provided an overview of Dynamic Update, the benefits of enabling it, how it works, and how to manage this content in a managed environment.įor IT pros that want to have these updates applied to their Windows 10 image prior to deployment, they need to understand how Dynamic Update packages can be acquired and applied to their image. Please see Update Windows 10 media with Dynamic Update for the latest guidance, including Windows PowerShell scripts you can use to automate the process. We have updated the official Windows 10 deployment documentation with the current process used to acquire and apply Dynamic Update packages to existing Windows 10 images prior to deployment.
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