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If I don't update Windows 10 1511 to 1607, will I still get all important updates?
I'm remote managing some computers in a business network. Most computers are Windows 10, but most of them are using Windows 10 build 1511.
I can see build 1607 updates on all thees computers, but we have not updated them with that build yet. I'm just wondering if they still gets all the important windows updates, or if we are missing some since it's not updated to the latest build? (or, now 1703 is the latest)
The reason why I'm not want to just do a build update, is because the computers are remote managed, and upgrading to a new build can demand access to the computer.
Anyone with a Windows 10 VPS/dedicated server that have done a build upgrade without KVM/IPM access?
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Following the recent news just keep them updated in all aspects. It's not worth the hassle
@GenjiSwitchPls it's just in light of the recent news (VannaCrypt) I want to know (or need to know) if computers still using build 1511 is getting all the important updates, or if some don't get in before the computers is using the latest build.
@myhken: The following states that Windows 10 version 1507 no longer receives security updates (since after 09 May):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4015562/windows-10-version-1507-will-no-longer-receive-security-updates
So it may be good to upgrade the affected computers to version 1607. :-)
@angstrom thank you. But luckily it's about 1507 (the first original release) and not 1511, released later that year. But I see the issue, and it's not long before 1511 will meet the same fate.
Ah, yes, you were talking about 1511, not 1507, sorry, I missed that!
A good page to look at is:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet
Scroll down to "Updates and service packs": as of now, there's no "Support retired" date yet given for version 1511. You probably have 3--6 months still.