[German]After Microsoft has officially released Windows 10 version 22H2 and distributed it via Windows Update, the question is "which tools have been updated for this new Windows version"? There is an Enterprise Evaluation version that has been updated, the Group Policies have also been updated and so on. Here's an overview, what Microsoft has prepared.
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Microsoft has published a Techcommunity post IT tools to support Windows 10, version 22H2 on October 18, 2022 that reflects the changes. Harjit Dhaliwal, Product Marketing Manager for Windows Commercial at Microsoft, points this out in the following tweet.
Windows 10, Version 22H2 is available through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Windows Update for Business and can be downloaded through Visual Studio Subscriptions, the Software Download Center (via Update Assistant or the Media Creation Tool), and the Volume Licensing Service Center. As of October 18, 2022, the 30-month maintenance period for this version also began in the Business (General Availability Channel).
Windows 10, Version 22H2 (also referred to as Windows 10 2022 Update) focuses on quality improvements (see also Windows 10 2022 Update (22H2) released (Oct. 18, 2022)). For devices running Windows 10, version 20H2, 21H1 or 21H2, you can use an activation package (Enablement Update KB5015684) that allows for a quick and easy installation. The update is also available from Microsoft Update Catalog.
Updated tools
With the release of Windows 10 22H2, the following tools have also been updated.
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- Security baseline for Windows 10, version 22H2 – download the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit the to access Microsoft recommended security configuration baselines.
- Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation –a free 90-day evaluation of Windows 10, version 22H2
- Administrative templates (.admx) for Windows 10, version 22H2 are natively accessible from the C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\ folder in Windows. These files and the Group Policy Settings Reference Table can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center:
The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10 are included in the operating system as a set of "Features on Demand". More tools are mentioned in the Techcommunity article as updated.
