Incompatibilities may include performance issues, program crashes, and even system BSoDs. We recommend to hold off on updating Windows to the new release until after the OfficeScan/Apex One agents have applied the appropriate patch, as doing so beforehand may result in incompatibilities. These patches are generally released within one (1) month of the Microsoft Windows 10 Feature Upgrade release. Please refer to the following article for more information: Overview of Windows as a service.Īs these are major changes to the operating system, we also provide patches for our products to verify compatibility with the changes made. Long-Term Servicing Channel - also known as Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).Semi-Annual Channel - also known as Current Branch (CB).Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) - also known as Current Branch (CB).Instead of a new version of Windows every few years, they now provide a full feature upgrade approximately every 6 months.Īccording to Microsoft, Windows servicing contains the following three (3) channels: Microsoft has changed the upgrade process for Windows with its Windows 10 OS.
