Managing Windows Update for Business

• Windows Update for Business is a layer of policy-based management applied to Windows Update that allows organizations to control the timing of Windows quality and feature updates.
• Operational and technical efficiencies of managed Windows Update are likely to make the service increasingly necessary to businesses.
• Organizations using this functionality cannot skip new versions of the OS and will need reliable Internet connectivity to their devices.

Windows Update for Business is a set of policies that control how Windows 10 quality updates and feature updates are applied to an organization’s devices once an update becomes available.

Managed Windows Update

Windows Update for Business (sometimes abbreviated WUfB) is neither on-premises software nor a hosted service. Rather, it is a group of policy settings for the Windows 10 OS that determine how a device receives updates from Windows Update, the Microsoft-hosted service that was traditionally used to update the OS for consumers and small businesses. It serves devices receiving OS updates through the Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel (SAC).