Windows News: TargetReleaseVersionInfo

EdieShack · 26 Jun 2020

This likely belongs in Windows 10 News, but I'm not senior enough to have access.

Microsoft nixes update deferral settings, but gives us a TargetReleaseVersionInfo
The company intentionally removed the "update deferral" options from the Win10 version 2004 Update Advanced options pane, ostensibly "to prevent confusion." Riiiiight. But there's good news: a newly documented Pro, Education and Enterprise Registry setting that circumvents the version deferral problems. And it appears to work in version 1803 onward.

read more here: Microsoft nixes update deferral settings, but gives us a TargetReleaseVersionInfo | Computerworld

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Sorry if this is already well known here - I couldn't find anything when I searched under TargetReleaseVersionInfo.

Brink · 27 Jun 2020

You can still defer feature and quality updates in the Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, and Windows 10 S editions. However, only via group policy settings now.

Windows Update - Defer Feature and Quality Updates in Windows 10

Luckily, you can still also pause updates and disable automatic updates in Windows 10.

Pause Updates or Resume Updates for Windows Update in Windows 10

Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10

EdieShack · 27 Jun 2020

Is the TargetReleaseVersionInfo different in that you can lock into a specific version that you want? I guess they all achieve the same goal.