Incorrect feature packs being offered to Windows 10 IOT device

Question

Hi

Windows update is offering my Windows 10 IoT device the 21H1 update but when I try and install it I'm getting a message saying that this feature pack is not for the IoT version of Windows 10

However the product lifecycle page list 21H1. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn

Yet the IoT page list 2004 as the newest update Features by Release | Microsoft Learn

What am I missing here?

Answer 1

Hello Ryan,

In fact IoT is enabled to support the Enablement Package 21H1, as per the next article: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/it-tools-to-support-windows-10-version-21h1/ba-p/2365103

"Simply put, an enablement package is a great option for installing a scoped feature update like Windows 10, version 21H1 as it enables devices to update with a single restart, reducing downtime. This works because Windows 10, version 21H1 shares a common core operating system with an identical set of system files with versions 2004 and 20H2. "

A more descriptive information about the error, or maybe from the Windowsupdate.log in the machine after the update attempt would be helpful for the community to help you further

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