We're currently on 23H2, but with support set to end this year, we're looking for the simplest method to upgrade to 24H2 in our enterprise environment. We primarily use Ansible/AWX and PowerShell for automation. Any advice on this would be appreciated!
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Are you using the Pro version? If so, you're limited since only the Enterprise/Education editions get support until next year. If you can’t use Intune, setting up a WSUS server could work, although it might be overkill just for this upgrade.
You can also use PSWindowsUpdate in PowerShell with the *IgnoreReboot* option. It’s straightforward and should help streamline the process.
I think you meant 24H2 instead of 24H22. It's an important distinction since 2 refers to the second half of the year, and they only release one major update annually now. They might simplify the naming in the future.
Just a heads up, Group Policy can block feature updates, so keep that in mind when planning your upgrade.
We upgraded using Intune's feature update since our Windows environment is pretty standard and our users are tech-savvy. Overall, it was a smooth process aside from a couple of machines needing more space in their recovery partitions. We managed to control the rollout by assigning the update to specific groups, making it one of the easiest upgrades we've done.
That sounds promising! How did you handle the recovery partition issue? Any tips?
Yes, I'm on Pro. My WSUS server has been pretty flaky lately, though.