Overview

• The private preview opened on May 27, inviting developers and product teams to integrate their app and driver updates into the Windows Update orchestration platform.
• The orchestrator supports MSIX and APPX packages alongside select custom Win32 installers to unify updates for apps, drivers and system components.
• Intelligent scheduling defers patches based on user activity, power status, system performance, network conditions to reduce interruptions.
• Onboarded applications gain native Windows Update notifications, a consolidated update history in Settings and IT admin controls for deadlines and logging.
• Microsoft aims to simplify enterprise update management and lower support costs, but success depends on developers adopting the orchestrator.