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What's new in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 21H1

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    ✅ Windows 10

Overview

Windows 10, version 21H1 is a feature update for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. This article lists the new and updated features supporting IoT scenarios. Windows 10, version 21H1 includes all features and fixes in previous cumulative updates to Windows 10, version 20H2.

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 21H2 follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy.

Release Version Build Start Date End of Servicing
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 21H1 19043 2021-05-18 2022-12-13

For more information, see Windows 10 IoT Enterprise support lifecycle.

Availability

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 21H1 is available for Windows IoT Enterprise device makers through an authorized Windows IoT Distributor for building new devices. Windows IoT Enterprise is intended for fixed purpose devices with specific allowances and restrictions in the license agreement. For more information, see Licensing and Usage contact an authorized Windows IoT Distributor for more guidance.

Windows 10, version 21H1 is also available to users with devices running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 20H2 or later who are interested in the latest features and are ready to install this release on their device. If you would like to install the new release, open your Windows Update settings (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update) and select Check for updates. Eligible devices can also be offered the option to choose to upgrade to Windows 11. If the update appears, you can select Download and install to get started. Once the download is complete and the feature update is ready to install, we’ll notify you so that you can pick a convenient time to finish the installation and reboot your device, ensuring that the update doesn't disrupt your activities. To learn more about the status of the 2022 Update rollout, known issues, and new information, visit Windows release health.

What's new

Feature Description
Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit (ADK) There's no new ADK for Windows 10, version 21H1. The ADK for Windows 10, version 2004 also works with Windows 10, version 21H1. For more information, see Download and install the Windows ADK.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy Service (GPSVC) An issue is fixed that caused changes by an Active Directory (AD) administrator to user or computer group memberships to propagate slowly. Although the access token eventually updates, these changes might not appear when the administrator uses gpresult /r or gpresult /h to create a report.
Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) Performance improvements:
1) Reduce the time to open a Microsoft Defender Application (WDAG) Office document using a UNC or SMB share link.
2) Fix memory issue that could cause a WDAG container to use almost 1 GB of working set memory when the container is idle.
3) The performance of Robocopy is improved when copying files over 400 MB in size.
Microsoft Edge The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is included with this release. For more information about what's new in Microsoft Edge, see the Microsoft Edge insider.