You can obtain Dynamic Update packages from the Microsoft Update Catalog. You can still do a media-based feature update by acquiring Dynamic Update packages and applying it to the image prior to starting Setup on the device. In some environments, it's not an option to obtain Dynamic Updates. Updates to applicable drivers already published by manufacturers specifically intended for Dynamic Updateĭynamic Update preserves language pack and Features on Demand packages by reacquiring them.ĭevices must be able to connect to the internet to obtain Dynamic Updates.

Updates to the servicing stack necessary to complete the feature update (see Servicing stack updates for more information).

Updates for the 'safe operating system' (SafeOS) that is used for the Windows recovery environment.

Updates to Setup.exe binaries or other files that Setup uses for feature updates.

The update packages include the following kinds of updates: Windows Setup contacts a Microsoft endpoint to fetch Dynamic Update packages, and then applies those updates to your operating system installation media. Whenever installation of a feature update starts (whether from media or an environment connected to Windows Update), Dynamic Update is one of the first steps. Dynamic Update also eliminates the need to install a separate quality update as part of the in-place upgrade process. You can use Dynamic Update to ensure that Windows devices have the latest feature update packages as part of an in-place upgrade while preserving language pack and Features on Demand (FODs) that might have been previously installed.

Volume-licensed media is available for each release of Windows in the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) and other relevant channels such as Windows Update for Business, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Visual Studio Subscriptions. This topic explains how to acquire and apply Dynamic Update packages to existing Windows images prior to deployment and includes Windows PowerShell scripts you can use to automate this process.

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