How to Specify Target Feature Update Version in Windows 10  

tobwen said:

Ok, thank you for the tutorial.

However as far as I understand 2 (!) steps are required.

At first I defined which version should be the next Win10 release to (download and install).
Secondly, the user must somehow trigger the feature update

How do I tell Win10: "Hey current Win10 update NOW to the Win10 version I just specified"?

Furthermore I wonder whether there is no target Win10 value = "next" (whatever it is).
As you know Win10 feature update normally updates always to the newest Win10 which is normally not the next Win10 version.

So I need a way to only jump 1 step forward in release history.

Do users really have to specify the target version always manually?

Hello mate,

Usually, you would only want to specify a target feature update version if you either want to stay on the current version to avoid updating to the next version until the current version reaches end of service, or if you wanted to directly update to a specific higher available version than currently installed. You would just need to check for updates after specifying a higher version than currently installed to update to it.

Otherwise, you would update to the next available version when made available as usual via Windows Update.

Brink,

I thought you might be interested in this extension of the idea
Block Windows 11 From Installing - TweakHound

All the best,
Denis

It appears that this policy does not work in Home editions. I certainly can't use it to stop 10 Home checking for Windows 11 compatibility.

Update/TargetProductVersion

Edition	Windows 10	Windows 11
Home	No	No
Pro	Yes	Yes
Business	Yes	Yes
Enterprise	Yes	Yes
Education	Yes	Yes

Scope:

• Device

Available in Windows 10, version 2004 and later. Enables IT administrators to specify which product they would like their device(s) to move to and/or stay on until they reach end of service or reconfigure the policy to target a new product.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...productversion

Bree said:

It appears that this policy does not work in Home editions. I certainly can't use it to stop 10 Home checking for Windows 11 compatibility.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...productversion

Correct. This policy will not work for Home editions.

Matthew Wai said:

How can I check whether my Windows 10 Home has checked the compatibility?

Hello Matthew,

If you mean for Windows 11 compatibility, then usually you will see compatibility info on the Windows Update page in Settings.