{"id":58747,"date":"2025-05-22T12:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=58747"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:47:34","slug":"microsoft-windows-autopatch-new-eligible-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-windows-autopatch-new-eligible-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Windows Autopatch: New Eligible Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective April 2025, <strong>Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-windows-autopatch-available\/\">Windows Autopatch<\/a><\/strong>, a cloud service to <strong>automate updates<\/strong>, is available to <strong>Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft 10\/11 Education A3\/A5 customers<\/strong>. Initially, it was only available to Windows 10\/11 Enterprise E3\/E5 or VDA licensed customers. The changes are rolling out over the <strong>next several weeks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i class=\"otgs-ico-add js-otgs-popover-tooltip tippy-active\" tabindex=\"0\" data-original-title=\"Add translation to German\" aria-describedby=\"tippy-3\"><\/i><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-21-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Autopatch-New-Eligible-Licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-21-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Autopatch-New-Eligible-Licenses.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-21-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Autopatch-New-Eligible-Licenses-500x425.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-21-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Autopatch-New-Eligible-Licenses-150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-21-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Autopatch-New-Eligible-Licenses-768x653.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Windows Autopatch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows Autopatch<\/strong> is a <strong>cloud service that automates updates for Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Teams<\/strong>. The goal of Windows Autopatch is to<strong> deliver software updates to registered devices<\/strong>, freeing up IT resources and minimizing disruptions to end users. Once a device is registered with the service, <strong>Windows Autopatch manages several areas, including<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Windows quality updates<\/strong>: Windows Autopatch aims to keep at least 95% of eligible devices on the latest Windows quality update 21 days after release.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows feature update<\/strong>: Windows Autopatch aims to keep at least 99% of eligible devices on a supported version of Windows so that they can continue receiving Windows feature updates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise<\/strong>: Windows Autopatch aims to keep at least 90% of eligible devices on a supported version of the Monthly Enterprise Channel (MEC).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong>: Windows Autopatch configures eligible devices to benefit from Microsoft Edge&#8217;s progressive rollouts on the Stable channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong>: Windows Autopatch allows eligible devices to benefit from the standard automatic update channel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are the licensing requirements for Windows Autopatch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>NEW Microsoft 365 Business Premium (for more information on available licenses, see Microsoft 365 licensing)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW Windows 10\/11 Education A3 or A5 (included in Microsoft 365 A3 or A5)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Windows 10\/11 Enterprise E3 or E5 (included in Microsoft 365 F3, E3, or E5)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10\/11 Enterprise E3 or E5 Virtual Desktop Access (VDA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/deployment\/windows-autopatch\/overview\/windows-autopatch-overview\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/deployment\/windows-autopatch\/overview\/windows-autopatch-overview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licensing Requirements<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/deployment\/windows-autopatch\/overview\/windows-autopatch-faq#what-are-the-licensing-requirements-for-windows-autopatch\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/deployment\/windows-autopatch\/overview\/windows-autopatch-faq#what-are-the-licensing-requirements-for-windows-autopatch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Get help from the experts in licensing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9501-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">reach out to us<\/a> to <strong>get an individualized simulation<\/strong> for your business case in order to compare all your options and to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective April 2025, Microsoft Windows Autopatch, a cloud service to automate updates, is available to Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft 10\/11 Education A3\/A5 customers. Initially, it was only available to Windows 10\/11 Enterprise E3\/E5 or VDA licensed customers. The changes are rolling out over the next several weeks. &nbsp; What is Windows Autopatch? 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