KB5000736: Featured update to Windows 10, version 21H1 by using an enablement package


Summary

Windows 10, versions 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. Therefore, the new features in Windows 10, version 21H1 are included in the latest monthly quality update for Windows 10, version 2004 and Windows 10, version 20H1, but are in an inactive and dormant state. These new features will remain dormant until they are turned on through the “enablement package,” a small, quick-to-install “master switch” that activates the Windows 10, version 21H1 features.

The enablement package is a great option for installing a scoped feature update like Windows 10, version 21H1 as it enables an update from version 2004 or 20H2 to version 21H1 with a single restart, reducing update downtime. This enables devices to take advantage of new features now. For version 2004 and 20H2 devices that receive updates directly from Windows Update, devices automatically get the enablement package by installing the feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1.

If a device is updating from Windows 10, version 1909 or an earlier version, this feature update enablement package cannot be manually installed. Instead, it is bundled and automatically included with the feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1. Note the installation time is not reduced in this scenario.

How to get this update

Release Channel	Available	Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update	Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. The update is named Feature Update to Windows 10, version 21H1.
Microsoft Update Catalog	No	This update is only available through the other release channels.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	Yes	This update will automatically synchronize with WSUS if you configure Products and Classifications as follows: Product: Windows 10 Classification: Upgrades

Prerequisites

Before updating to Windows 10, version 21H1 using an enablement package, you must be running Windows 10, version 2004 or 20H2. You must have the following prerequisites installed before applying this update:

• Servicing stack update for Windows 10, version 2004: September 8, 2020 or a later servicing stack update
• May 11, 2021 - KB5003173 (OS Build 19041.985) or a later cumulative update

Restart information

You must restart your device after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any previously released update.

References

Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...e-42852e41c7cf


Direct download links for KB5000736 MSU file from Microsoft Update Catalog:

Download KB5000736 MSU for Windows 10 v2004 and v20H2 32-bit (x86) - 165 KB

Download KB5000736 MSU for Windows 10 v2004 and v20H2 64-bit (x64) - 166 KB

Download KB5000736 MSU for Windows 10 v2004 and v20H2 ARM64 - 163 KB

Posted By: Brink
18 May 2021