With each update, we build a more secure Windows. In a hybrid work situation, users will now be able to keep their web traffic encrypted when connected to open networks or home networks.

Version 21H2 also supports Wi-Fi 6 with Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 Hash-to-Element protocol (WPA3 H2E) to provide better protection from Wi-Fi side-channel attacks that could steal Wi-Fi passwords and other sensitive information.

This includes the ability to implement common web-based authentication schemes and to reuse existing protocols. With Windows 10, version 21H2, we are making some critical changes to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) VPN APIs. Windows 10, version 21H2 offers a scoped set of improvements in the areas of security, management, virtualization, and quality to ensure that your organization and end users stay protected and productive. Enhancing security, management, virtualization, and quality Today marks the start of the 30-month servicing timeline for Windows 10, version 21H2, a General Availability Channel release, for Enterprise and Education editions.įor those organizations with special-purpose devices and environments, such as manufacturing or healthcare systems, or for those who have other needs for longer term device update stability, we have also released a new version to the Long-Term Servicing Channel: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021.įor more details on Windows 10 servicing and lifecycle, see John Cable's post on How to get the Windows 10 November 2021 Update. We are targeting annual feature updates for Windows 10 and moving from the Semi-Annual Channel to the new General Availability Channel. New servicing cadenceīeginning with Windows 10, version 21H2, we are transitioning to a new Windows 10 release cadence that aligns with the cadence for Windows 11.

Windows 10, version 21H2, also known as the Windows 10 November 2021 Update, is now available through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Windows Update for Business, and can be downloaded from Visual Studio Subscriptions, the Software Download Center (via Update Assistant or the Media Creation Tool), and the Volume Licensing Service Center*.

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