Updated: July 23, 2020 (August 1, 2018)

Express Minimizes Windows 10 Update Downloads

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Windows 10 express update delivery reduces the download bandwidth required to maintain PCs.
Organizations using some alternatives to express updates will need to switch by Feb. 2019.
Changes in the formats of Windows 10 updates could force organizations to rethink how they distribute updates to their PCs, particularly in locations with limited connectivity.

Windows 10 express update delivery requires minimal file downloads to update PCs and can help bring older systems up to date regardless of their current state. Changes in Microsoft’s delivery options (beginning in 2019) will require organizations to reexamine their update processes.

Windows Updating Approaches for Enterprises

Windows 10 receives two primary types of updates:

Quality updates that contain comprehensive patches and fixes that arrive monthly, or potentially more frequently
Feature updates, sometimes called versions, that arrive twice per year.

Until recently, Microsoft offered enterprise customers two forms of quality updates:

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