What's new 2023
This article lists new and updated feature releases, and service releases, with their corresponding Message center post numbers (if applicable).
Minor corrections such as typos, style, or formatting issues aren't listed.
December 2023
December feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | Added F SKU licenses to the More about licenses section. Also see FAQ |
December service release
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC697414 | New Feature: Alerts for Windows Autopatch policy conflicts Public Preview announcement |
| MC695483 | Planned Maintenance: Windows Autopatch configuration update - December 2023 |
November service release
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC689492 | Planned Maintenance: Service maintenance to improve Windows Autopatch performance |
October 2023
October feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | Added more information about the Allow setting in the Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise update controls section |
October service release
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC680344 | Planned Maintenance: Service Improvements |
September 2023
September feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Conflicting configurations | New feature. This article explains how to remediate conflicting configurations |
September service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC678305 | September 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC678303 | Windows Autopatch availability within Microsoft Intune Admin Center |
| MC674422 | Public Preview: Windows Autopatch Reliability Report |
| MC672750 | August 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
August 2023
August feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Deployment guide | New guide. This guide explains how to successfully deploy Windows Autopatch in your environment |
| Windows quality updates | Added the This pause is related to Windows Update option to the Pause and resume a release feature |
| Manage driver and firmware updates | Added policy settings for all deployment rings |
| Manage driver and firmware updates | General Availability |
| Exclude a device | Renamed Deregister a device to Exclude a device. Added the Restore device feature |
| Device alerts | Added 'InstallSetupBlock' to the Alert resolutions section |
August service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC671811 | Windows Autopatch Service Improvements |
July 2023
July feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Roles and responsibilities | Updated article to include Windows Autopatch groups |
| Windows Autopatch groups overview | General Availability |
| Manage Windows Autopatch groups | General Availability |
| Customize Windows Update settings | General Availability |
| Windows quality updates | General Availability |
| Windows feature updates | General Availability |
| Windows quality and feature update reports | General Availability |
| Policy health and remediation | General Availability |
July service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC628172 | General Availability: New Features in Windows Autopatch |
June 2023
June feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage driver and firmware updates | New article on how to manage driver and firmware updates. This feature is in public preview |
| Changes made at tenant enrollment | Added Location for updates (Device) setting and value to the Windows Autopatch - Office Configuration policy |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | Updated deadline link |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise update policies | Updated the Update policies section |
June service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC617077 | Windows Autopatch Public Preview: Drivers and Firmware Management |
| MC604889 | Expanding Windows Autopatch availability in August 2023 |
| MC602590 | June 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC591864 | Updated ticket categories to reduce how long it takes to resolve support requests |
May 2023
May feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Maintain the Windows Autopatch environment | Updated the following sections:
Added the Inactive status section |
| Device registration overview | Updated article to include Windows Autopatch groups. The Windows Autopatch groups feature is in public preview |
| Register your devices | Updated article to include Windows Autopatch groups. The Windows Autopatch groups feature is in public preview |
| Windows Autopatch groups overview | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Manage Windows Autopatch groups | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Software update management | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Customize Windows Update settings | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update overview | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update end user experience | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update signals | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update communications | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows feature update overview | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Manage Windows feature update | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality and feature update reports overview | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update summary dashboard | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update status report | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality update trending report | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows feature update summary dashboard | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows feature update status report | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows feature update trending report | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Windows quality and feature update device alerts | New article for the Windows Autopatch groups experience. Windows Autopatch groups is in public preview |
| Policy health and remediation | Add new Policy health and remediation feature. This feature is in public preview |
| Windows Autopatch groups public preview addendum | Added addendum for the Windows Autopatch groups public preview |
May service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC559247 | May 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
April 2023
April feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Changes made at tenant enrollment | Updated the Deployment rings for Windows 10 and later section |
April service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC542842 | April 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC538728 | Update: Windows Autopatch quality updates release communication |
| MC536881 | Take action: Review Windows Autopatch Tenant management blade for potential action required to prevent inactive status |
March 2023
March feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows quality update communications | Added guidance on how to opt out of receiving emails for standard communications (public preview) |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise |
|
| Customize Windows Update settings | New Customize Windows Update settings feature. This feature is in public preview |
March service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC536880 | New Features in Windows Autopatch Public Preview |
| MC535259 | March 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC527439 | Prepare for Windows Autopatch Groups |
| MC524715 | Public preview - Customize Windows Update settings |
February 2023
February feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise | Added Allow or block Microsoft 365 App updates section |
| Windows feature updates | Added note about Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) support |
| Windows quality updates | Added note about Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) support |
| Register your devices | Added note about Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) support |
| Prerequisites | Added note about Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) support |
| Privacy | Added additional resources to the Microsoft Windows 10/11 diagnostic data section |
| Changes made at tenant enrollment | Updated Feature update policies section with Windows Autopatch - DSS Policy [deployment ring] |
| Register your devices |
|
February service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC521882 | February 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC519904 | Windows Autopatch: Configuration Change with End of Servicing for Windows 10 20H2 |
| MC517330 | Ability to opt out of Microsoft 365 App updates |
| MC517327 | Planned service maintenance downtime for European Union (EU) Windows Autopatch customers enrolled before November 8, 2022 |
January 2023
January feature releases or updates
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows feature update | Updated Windows feature update information |
| Submit a tenant enrollment support request | Added the Submit a tenant enrollment support request section. You can submit a tenant enrollment support request through the Tenant enrollment tool if you're running into issues with enrollment |
| Submit a support request | Added Premier and Unified support options section |
January service releases
| Message center post number | Description |
|---|---|
| MC500889 | January 2023 Windows Autopatch baseline configuration update |
| MC494386 | January 2023 (2023.01 B) Windows quality update deployment |
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