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Windows 10 servicing explained (WAAS) Deploying Windows as an inplace upgrade
Adnan Hendricks
Microspecialist Consulting
@Microspecialist
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2. WAAS Concept
What It Is
Why You Need
How to Implement It

3. Windows as a service: timelines
MS Story
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Windows as a service: timelines
Windows Insider Preview Branch
Specific feature and performance feedback
Application compatibility validation
New Windows 10 Release
Deploy to pilot audiences
Validate and prepare for broad deployment
Deploy to all audiences, in waves to reduce risk
Plan & Prepare
Pilot
Deploy / Use
Grace
6+ months of active development
~4 months
12+ months
60 days
18+ months to pilot, deploy, and use each release
Plan & Prepare
Pilot
Deploy / Use
The process repeats…
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4. Becoming Agile with Microsoft
PRISM FY16
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Becoming Agile with Microsoft
Delivering new value, features and capabilities on a faster cadence
Providing unmatched flexibility and control
Continually improving security, reliability, and performance
Simplifying deployment and management
Deeply integrating cloud services, both to add functionality and to simplify the process of staying current
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5. Windows 10 as a Service Deployment Rings Release Types
Similar to Deployment Groups in most Organizations
A method of grouping machines into deployment timelines
Each Ring should reduce the risks derived from feature updates
Gradual deployment
Deployment Rings IT
Feature updates and Quality updates
Feature updates account for the functionality previously deployed in major revision upgrades
Quality updates represent traditional Windows updates, previously referred to as servicing updates.
Release Types
Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)
Semi-Annual Channel (Broad Deploy)
Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
Servicing Branches

6. Long Term Servicing Channel
Simplified feature update model across Windows and Office
Monthly Channel
Semi-Annual Channel
Long Term Servicing Channel
Monthly
2x / year
Every 2-3 years
1 month of support
18 months of support
10 years of support (5+5)
Office
Windows
Release schedules are aligned
Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus will release twice per year, targeting March and September Servicing timelines are identical
Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus will be serviced and supported for 18 months from the date of release

7. Windows Analytics Update Compliance
MS Story
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Windows Analytics Update Compliance
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8. Service Branches Defer Feature in Windows 10 (Semi-Annual Channel)
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Service Branches
Defer Feature in Windows 10 (Semi-Annual Channel)
updates after Microsoft has released to Semi-Annual Channel
to defer updates further, you can use a variety of servicing tools, including WSUS, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Update for Business through Group Policy, and MDM solutions such as Microsoft Intune.
LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel)
avoid feature updates for up to 10 years
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB lacks many in-box apps built on the Universal Windows Platform and Cortana integration.
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9. Different Methods Using WSUS Using Configuration Manager
Using Group Policy: Create a Windows Update for Business policy
Using InTune

10. Using WSUS: Enable Updates configuration Create a computer group
Create an automatic approval rule
Prepare for client-side targeting
Configure GPOs
Enable client-side targeting
Validate the policy
Verify that client-side targeting was successful

11. Using Configuration Manager:
Create a GPO and target client 2
Create the All SC collection
Create the SC collection for the deployment ring
Create the SC(Targeted) Servicing Plan
Create the SC Servicing Plan
Create an upgrade package
Distribute the upgrade package contents
Create a task sequence
Deploy the new task sequence

12. Using Intune: Create a new policy OMA-URI Settings
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Using Intune:
Create a new policy OMA-URI Settings
Enable Clients for SC
Set Data Type List 3
OMA-URI box Value “
“.vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Update/ChannelReadynesslevel” Value 1
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13. Demo
Windows As A Service

14. Resources Windows as a service documentation http://aka.ms/Waas
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Resources
Windows as a service documentation
Windows as a service overview video
Windows Analytics and Ready for Windows
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15. Windows IT Pro Resources
Microsoft Tech Summit FY17
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Windows IT Pro Resources
Windows IT Center for IT Pros:
IT Pro Insider Newsletter:
Follow us on Twitter:
Windows Insider Program:
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