MC515226 · Windows, IE11, Microsoft 365 Experts
From Microsoft Corporation
MC515226 · Published Feb 14, 2023
Message Summary
Windows Update for Business reports is the evolution of Microsoft’s Update Compliance reporting solution. As previously announced, organizations using Update Compliance must enroll in Windows Update for Business reports by February 14, 2023, to continue receiving reports.
Designed for rapid innovation, Windows Update for Business reports is a new experience, combining organizational and device-level reporting with actionable data and insights. Reports include:
- Quality updates: Monitor security updates across all devices, including expedited updates.
- Feature updates: Monitor feature updates across all devices, including end of servicing, applicable safeguards, and Windows 11 eligibility reporting.
- Delivery optimization (preview): Bandwidth savings % across all content-types with additional reporting for devices using Microsoft Connected Cache.
If your organization is using Update Compliance, enroll in Windows Update for Business reports today to avoid any workflow or dependencies disruption. Update Compliance is no longer an active solution, and will not be usable after March 2023. To learn more, see Now generally available: Windows Update for Business reports.
When will this happen:
You must enroll in Windows Update for Business reports by February 14, 2023. Update Compliance will not be usable past March 2023. Transition today to prevent interruption of your reports.
How this will affect your organization:
Organizations are encouraged to discontinue use of Update Compliance reporting as soon as possible and enroll in Windows Update for Business reports. This is important to avoid any workflow or dependencies disruption during this transition – for example, if you have custom dashboards that are using the old Log Analytics tables, we urge you to start transitioning and building on top of the new data schema. Please note that going forward, reporting will only be supported for Azure AD joined (or hybrid-joined) devices.
Organizations don’t need to be using Update Compliance to take advantage of Windows Update for Business reports. Begin today and improve your update management workflows.
What you need to do to prepare:
Enroll in Windows Update for Business reports. If you haven’t, you can enroll your tenant once you have met the prerequisites:
- Signed up for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD enrolled or hybrid-joined).
- Configured devices to send diagnostic data to Microsoft for use with Windows Update for Business reports.
To request enrollment, please sign in with one of the following Azure AD user roles:
- Intune administrator
- Windows Update for Business administrator
- Global administrator
- Alternatively, you can sign in with the Intune policy and profile manager role.
Access Windows Update for Business reports from the Insights Hub in the Azure portal. You will find Windows Update for Business reports under “Other”. For full details and guidance, see the resources available in the Additional information section, below.
Additional information:
- Now generally available: Windows Update for Business reports | Microsoft Techcommunity – Read the Windows Update for Business reporting release announcement.
- Windows Update for Business reports overview | Microsoft Learn – Introduction to Windows Update for Business.
- Meet the new Windows Update for Business reporting experience | YouTube: Windows IT Pro – Video walkthrough of Windows Update for Business reports.
