Windows 10 Feature Pack Deployment - Windows 10 version 21H2 November 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 21H2 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.

• Method 1:
  1. Download Windows 10 21H2 ISO file from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or by referring to this page.
  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: 109107-Win10_21H2_en_enterprisex32.iso
     • 64 Bit: 109103-Win10_21H2_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.

• Method 2:
  1. Download Windows 10 21H2 ISO file from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or by referring to this page.
  2. Click on Upload near the Download failed error message
  3. In the pop-up window, browse and select the file to upload
  4. Choose between the Checksum types (MD5 and SHA256)
     
     
  5. Enter the checksum and wait for it to be validated
  6. Once validated, click on Upload
  7. Once the patch has been uploaded, it can be installed

Follow the below steps to download the ISO image.

• Method 1:
  1. Download Windows 10 21H2 ISO file from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or by referring to this page.
  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: 109105-Win10_21H2_enx32.iso
     • 64 bit: 109101-Win10_21H2_enx64.iso

     The above naming convention is applicable for all Windows 10 editions except the 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.

• Method 2:
  1. Download Windows 10 21H2 ISO file from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or by referring to this page.
  2. Click on Upload near the Download failed error message
  3. In the pop-up window, browse and select the file to upload
  4. Choose between the Checksum types (MD5 and SHA256)
     
     
  5. Enter the checksum and wait for it to be validated
  6. Once validated, click on Upload
  7. Once the patch has been uploaded, it can be installed

For users below Windows 10, version 2004,

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:

• 109108 - Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise Edition - 32 Bit
• 109104 - Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise Edition - 64 Bit
• 109106 - Other Windows 10 21H2 Editions - 32 Bit
• 109102 - Other Windows 10 21H2 Editions - 64 Bit

For customers having windows 10 2004 / 20H2 / 21H1 versions deploy the below patches:
109113 - Feature Update Windows 10 21H2 via Enablement Package (2004/20H2/21H1 - 21H2) (x86)
109112 - Feature Update Windows 10 21H2 via Enablement Package (2004/20H2/21H1 - 21H2)

3. Click Install Patch to deploy them.

For users with Windows 10, version 2004 and above,

1. In the server web console, navigate to Patches > Missing Patches.
2. You can filter based on Patch Type - equal - Feature Packs.
3. Choose the feature updates you wish to deploy.
4. Click Install Patches to deploy them.



Enablement Package patch ID details:

Current version	Version to upgrade to	Patch IDs
Windows 10, version 2004 Windows 10, version 20H2 Windows 10, version 21H1	Windows 10, version 21H2	109112 (x64) 109113 (x86)

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.