Windows 10: Windows 10 1607 is now a Current Branch for Business (CBB) release

Source: Windows 10 1607 is now a Current Branch for Business (CBB) release Windows for IT Pros

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Windows 10 1607 is now a Current Branch for Business (CBB) release

This should be of interest to many here on the forums even though we do not support the major business side.

Announced by Michael Niehaus 29 Nov., 2016

"Today I am pleased to announce that Windows 10 1607, also known as the
Windows 10 Anniversary Update, has been declared as Current Branch for Business (CBB) and is ready for deployment. This is an important milestone and signifies that this version has been validated by customers, OEMs and
partners giving organizations the confidence to further accelerate deployments at scale.

To reach this milestone, we have addressed nearly a thousand items of feedback from all types of customers, including enterprises performing pilot deployments. With hundreds of millions of devices already running the CBB version 14393.447 installed by

KB 3200970 or any later update, as indicated in
the Windows 10 Release Info page, organizations can be assured Windows 10 1607 is fully ready for them.

The market reaction to Windows 10 has been unprecedented with a 3X increase in Windows 10 enterprise deployments over the last six months. It has been incredible to see customers from around the world embrace Windows 10, including

Australian Department of Human Services,
Hendrick Motorsports and
Crystal Group of Companies. We have also seen strong engagement from our partner ecosystem with over 900 of our largest partners trained this year alone on Windows 10 deployment.

With Windows 10 we set out to provide both advanced security and the best platform for reducing the complexities of modern IT. By implementing Windows 10, customers are

58% less likely to encounter ransomware than when running Windows 7. Enhanced cloud infrastructure allows our antimalware researchers to utilize machine learning models to identify and block malware more quickly, improving
response time from hours to just minutes.

Windows 10 is also simplifying IT and significantly reducing deployment times. For example, with

Windows Upgrade Analytics, customers can better assess their readiness for Windows 10 deployment and reduce an upgrade process that used to take years to just months or weeks. Windows 10 is also our most compatible release
ever and with 99% of the top 3,000 apps shown to be compatible, customers are deploying at scale with confidence.

For most organizations, no specific action is needed to take advantage of this CBB declaration. If you have the latest cumulative update installed, you are all set. We do expect to publish updated media to the
Volume Licensing Service Center and to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in January for those customers that need it, but this is primarily just
for convenience.

Businesses are seeing significant value, enhanced security and improved productivity with Windows 10 today. With the Windows 10 1607 Current Branch for Business declaration, now is the time to accelerate your Windows 10 deployment."

TechNet article posted by Michael Niehaus 29 Nov., 2016

Windows 10 1607 is now a Current Branch for Business (CBB) release

Rob Brown -
Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows and Devices for IT : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.

 

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What's the status of the serious missing drives / RAW format problem reported on this forum after release of the AU? Has this problem been fixed now Microsoft is rolling out 1607 for business since I've seen no mention of a fix in recent releases? There has also been no more mention of the problem on the forum for a while so maybe it has been quietly fixed?

 

I have a Windows 10 Pro machine that until now I have deliberately kept on 1511 (so I can refer to it when looking at problems reported here) by using both 'Defer features updates' and the wushowhide tool. I had need for it yesterday and, as it hadn't been used for a while, checked for updates. I was surprised to see the 1607 update appear in the list.

On reflection I shouldn't have been that surprised. Being on CBB means it can no longer be deferred and the change of status seems to have made this appear as a different update from the one I had hidden using wushowhide.