How to distinguish windows 10 and windows 11 in WSUS

Tutek 716

Hi,

we have in wsus two computers groups Windows 10 with all current workstations, and the group Windows 11 here are new computers that came to us with already installed Windows 11, so far so good.

Now we allowed in windows 10 group upgrade to windows 11 and many workstation and laptop did this upgrade, the results are in windows 10 group we have many upgraded windows 11 OS but we don't know how to distinguish it because column operating system shows for them all "Windows 10 Pro". Why WSUS does not distinguish between windows 11 and windows 10?

abbodi86 3,776 Reputation points

2023-05-10T14:40:23.22+00:00

Check the reported Windows Update Client version

build 22000 and later = Windows 11
Tutek 716 Reputation points

2023-05-10T15:34:52.2666667+00:00

I don't have such column as " Reported Windows Update Client Version"
abbodi86 3,776 Reputation points

2023-05-10T18:08:47.1233333+00:00

Version don't show e.g. 10.0.22000.xx?
Tutek 716 Reputation points

2023-05-10T18:17:22.15+00:00

If you mean column Version, then no, windows 11 computers have versions like:

922.728.511.0

923.308.111.0
abbodi86 3,776 Reputation points

2023-05-11T00:24:17.6666667+00:00

I see

yeah, that's the version of Unified Update Stack (i.e. undocked Windows Update Client)

AFAIK, it only apply to Windows 11

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Adam J. Marshall 8,621 Reputation points MVP

2023-05-12T13:32:02.76+00:00

This is Microsoft "BY DESIGN". And as mentioned above, the "Version" is not the operating system version - it's the Windows Update Agent version on the client machine. This can be different across Windows 11, Windows 10, and EACH month's CUs as you can tell from an older screenshot of mine below. The WUA does not have an 'update cadence' that follows each CU - meaning they are independent as you can see from the switch of versions of 10.x to 922.x in the screenshots below and from 922.x to 923.x in the newer screenshot at the bottom.

WAM renames the OSes properly. Full Disclosure, WAM is our product.
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Tutek 716 Reputation points

2023-05-12T16:57:06.64+00:00

My WSUS shows only on "Operating System" column Windows 10 Pro nothing more. So the only way to have this detailed system detection on WSUS is to purchase 3rd party add-on?

Adam J. Marshall 8,621 Reputation points MVP

2023-05-12T20:31:03.6566667+00:00

Yes, or try to figure out the database WSUS uses and figure out how to update to adjust it.

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Adam J. Marshall 8,621 Reputation points MVP

2023-12-07T03:26:59.4433333+00:00

No. It will still show up as Windows 10.0

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Adam J. Marshall 8,621 Reputation points MVP

2023-12-07T04:18:38.67+00:00

WSUS is not going anywhere. It is the way you are managing WSUS. Why group by OS?

https://www.ajtek.ca/wsus/how-to-setup-manage-and-maintain-wsus-part-2-computer-groups-update-views/

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Adam J. Marshall 8,621 Reputation points MVP

2023-12-07T11:36:13.2733333+00:00

If you approve W11 only the systems that are hardware compatible will get the upgrade. Those that are not will not be offered the upgrade.
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