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Manage Update rings

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Important

The information in section applies to Business premium, A3+, E3+ and F3 licenses. For more information, see Features and capabilities and Licenses and entitlements.

You can manage Update rings for Windows 10 and later devices with Windows Autopatch. Using Update rings, you can control when and how updates are installed on your devices. For more information, see Configure Update rings for Windows 10 and later policy in Intune.

Import Update rings for Windows 10 and later

Important

The information in this article or section only applies if you have Windows Enterprise E3+ or F3 licenses (included in Microsoft 365 F3, E3, or E5) licenses and have activated Windows Autopatch features.

Feature activation is optional and at no additional cost to you if you have Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 or E5 (included in Microsoft 365 F3, E3, or E5) licenses.

For more information, see Licenses and entitlements. If you choose not to go through feature activation, you can still use the Windows Autopatch service for the features included in Business premium and A3+ licenses.

You can import your organization’s existing Intune Update rings for Windows 10 and later into Windows Autopatch. Importing your organization’s Update rings provides the benefits of the Windows Autopatch's reporting and device readiness without the need to redeploy, or change your organization’s existing update rings.

Imported rings automatically register all targeted devices into Windows Autopatch. For more information about device registration, see the device registration workflow diagram.

Note

Devices which are registered as part of an imported ring, might take up to 72 hours after the devices have received the latest version of the policy, to be reflected in Windows Autopatch devices blade and reporting. For more information about reporting, see Windows quality and feature update reports overview.

Note

Device registration failures don't affect your existing update schedule or targeting. However, devices that fail to register might affect Windows Autopatch's ability to provide reporting and insights. Any conflicts should be resolved as needed. For additional assistance, submit a support request.

To import Update rings for Windows 10 and later

To import Update rings for Windows 10 and later:

  1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. Select Devices from the left navigation menu.
  3. Under the Manage updates section, select Windows updates.
  4. In the Windows updates blade, go to the Update rings tab.
  5. Select Enroll policies. This step only applies if you've gone through feature activation.
  6. Select the existing rings you would like to import.
  7. Select Import.

Remove an imported Update ring for Windows 10 and later

To remove an Imported Update rings for Windows 10 and later:

  1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. Select Devices from the left navigation menu.
  3. Under the Manage updates section, select Windows updates.
  4. In the Windows updates blade, go to the Update rings.
  5. Select the Update rings for Windows 10 and later you would like to remove.
  6. Select the horizontal ellipses (...) and select Remove.

Known limitations

The following Windows Autopatch features aren't available with imported Intune Update rings: