Windows 10 Feature Pack Deployment -The Windows 10 version 21H1 May 2021 update

1. Before deployment, run through the Compatibility Check available under the Important Notes section to find if you meet all the minimum requirements that impact upgradability.
2. Ensure that feature pack option is enabled under Patch database settings.
3. Navigate to: Admin -> Settings -> Patch Database Settings -> click on the Windows tab and enable the Feature Pack option.
4. Ensure that you have not declined the feature pack updates under decline patches section.
5. Microsoft has recommended upgrading to the latest version Windows 10 2020. You shall directly upgrade to the Windows 10 21H1 version from your existing version of Windows 10 and, you do not have to deploy any versions in between.

Follow the below steps to download the ISO image.

1. Download Windows 10 ISO file from Volume Licensing Service Center.
2. Navigate to distribution store in the Distribution Server: To find the distribution store location <DS_INSTALL_DIR> -> Replication -> Store.
3. Copy the downloaded ISO file manually into the distribution store directory, and rename the ISO file as given below:

Language-English:

• 32 Bit: 108787-Win10_21H1_en_enterprisex32.iso
• 64 Bit: 108783-Win10_21H1_en_enterprisex64.iso

The above naming convention is applicable only for Windows 10 Enterprise edition.

• Patch Manager Plus supports the deployment of feature packs for multiple languages. Click here to view the ISO setup file for the language of your choice.

Note - To deploy Win 10 feature packs in more than one language, check the respective ISO files for each language, download and place them in the distribution store.

1. In the server web console, navigate to Missing Patches view.
2. Choose the Windows 10 feature pack patches you wish to deploy.

Patch ID details:

• 108788 - Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise Edition - 32 Bit
• 108784 - Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise Edition - 64 Bit
• 108786 - Other Windows 10 21H1 Editions - 32 Bit
• 108782 - Other Windows 10 21H1 Editions - 64 Bit

For customers having windows 10 2004 / 20H2 versions deploy the below patches:
108790 - Feature Update Windows 10 21H1 via Enablement Package (2004/20H2 - 21H1) (x86)
108789 - Feature Update Windows 10 21H1 via Enablement Package (2004/20H2 - 21H1) (x64)

3. Click Install Patch to deploy them.

1. To create an APD task for deploying feature packs, make sure to select the feature pack check box while defining the patch task.
2. Once the dependency patch is downloaded and stored in the Distribution Store, "Feature Packs" will be successfully deployed to the target computers during the subsequent deployment window. A separate configuration can be created for the particular patch on demand.