The defaults already decided: Windows Autopatch quality update policy
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The defaults already decided: Windows Autopatch quality update policy

Windows Autopatch quality update policies now cover .NET Framework and quick machine recovery alongside monthly Windows quality updates, and the approvals already sitting on your tenant are worth a read before the rollout finishes on October 15.

Start with the default that is not the same for every category: a newly created policy auto-approves monthly security updates and holds non-security and out-of-band releases for review. Any policy someone created and assigned without opening Settings is already approving on your behalf.

Two mechanics decide whether that matters. Quick machine recovery is manual by default and the approval method cannot be changed in an existing policy, so decide it while you are creating the policy. And pausing a release revokes the approval for new devices without pulling the update off devices that already installed it.

Windows 11 26H2 Is an Enablement Package — 24H2 Home/Pro End October 13
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Windows 11 26H2 Is an Enablement Package — 24H2 Home/Pro End October 13

Windows 11 26H2 (Build 26300.9278) is in Release Preview as an enablement package on the 24H2/25H2 servicing branch. Do not treat it as the October 13 fix. 24H2 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations lose updates that day. Enterprise 24H2 lasts until October 12, 2027. 25H2 is already GA if you cannot wait for 26H2.