General Availability Channel
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The General Availability Channel is the primary Windows servicing channel that delivers fully tested, broadly released feature updates and quality improvements to most users.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows servicing channel
→
software release channel → |
| alsoKnownAs |
GA Channel
→
General Availability → |
| appliesTo |
Windows feature updates lifecycle
→
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| configurationMethod |
Configuration Manager
→
Group Policy → Microsoft Intune → |
| contrastWith |
Insider Beta Channel
→
Insider Dev Channel → Insider Release Preview Channel → Windows Insider Program → |
| delivers |
bug fixes
→
feature updates → quality improvements → security updates → |
| distributionMethod |
automatic updates by default
→
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| documentationPublisher |
Microsoft Learn
→
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| goal |
deliver reliable Windows builds to production devices
→
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| includes |
Patch Tuesday updates
→
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| managedBy |
Microsoft
→
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| partOf |
Windows servicing model
→
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| platform |
Windows Update
→
Windows Update for Business → |
| predecessor |
Current Branch
→
Current Branch for Business → Semi-Annual Channel → |
| primaryRole |
primary Windows servicing channel
→
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| qualityUpdateType |
cumulative updates
→
|
| releaseStage |
post-preview stage
→
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| riskProfile |
lowest-risk Windows update channel for most users
→
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| scope |
most Windows users
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| stabilityGoal |
broad deployment stability
→
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| supports |
policy-based deferrals
→
staged deployment → |
| targetAudience |
consumers
→
general Windows population → most commercial devices → |
| testingLevel |
fully tested updates
→
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| updateCadence |
monthly quality updates
→
periodic feature updates → |
| updateType |
broadly released updates
→
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| usedBy |
Windows
→
Windows 10 → Windows 11 → Windows client → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Windows
→
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supportsUpdateChannel |