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September 2016 |
Note: This article has been revised as of July 2017. For the latest revision please see this article here: Windows 10 Servicing Branch Concept
This KB article provides information about the servicing options available in Windows 10. When planning for Windows 10 Update options there are 3 branches of interest:
- Current Branch (CB): Receive feature upgrades immediately after Microsoft makes them available publicly.
- Current Branch for Business (CBB): Defer receiving feature upgrades for a period of approximately four months after Microsoft makes them available publicly, to provide IT administrators with time to perform pre-deployment testing.
- Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB): Receive only servicing updates for the duration of their Windows 10 deployment in order to reduce the number of non-essential changes made to the device. LTSB is only available to Windows 10 Enterprise customers.
From Current Branch to Current Branch for Business
When the development of a new Windows 10 feature upgrade is complete, it is initially offered to Current Branch computers; those computers configured for Current Branch for Business will receive the feature upgrade (with additional fixes) at a later date, generally at least four months later.
The process to configure a PC for Current Branch for Business is simple. The Defer upgrades setting needs to be configured, either manually (through the Settings app), by using Group Policy, or by using mobile device management (MDM).
Service Option Comparison:
| Windows 10 servicing options |
| Current Branch (CB) | Current Branch for Business (CBB) | Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) |
| Availability of new feature upgrades for installation |
Immediate |
Deferred by ~4 months |
Not applicable |
| Supported editions |
Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise,
IoT Core, IoT Core Pro |
Windows 10 Pro,
Windows 10 Education,
Windows 10 Enterprise,
IoT Core Pro |
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB |
| Minimum length of servicing lifetime |
Approximately 4 Months |
Approximately 8 months |
10 years |
| Ongoing installation of new feature upgrades required to receive servicing updates |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Supports Windows Update for release deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Windows Server Update Services for release deployment |
Yes
(excludes Home)
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Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Configuration Manager/configuration management systems for release deployment |
Yes
(excludes Home)
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Yes |
Yes |
| First party browsers included |
Microsoft Edge,
Internet Explorer 11 |
Microsoft Edge,
IE11 |
IE11 |
| Notable Windows
system apps removed
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None |
None |
Microsoft Edge, Windows Store Client, Cortana (limited search available) |
| Notable Windows
universal apps removed
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None |
None |
Outlook Mail/Calendar, OneNote, Weather, News, Sports, Money, Photos, Camera, Music, Clock |
Source: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/introduction-to-windows-10-servicing
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September 2016 |
This KB article provides information about the servicing options available in Windows 10. When planning for Windows 10 Update options there are 3 branches of interest:
- Current Branch (CB): Receive feature upgrades immediately after Microsoft makes them available publicly.
- Current Branch for Business (CBB): Defer receiving feature upgrades for a period of approximately four months after Microsoft makes them available publicly, to provide IT administrators with time to perform pre-deployment testing.
- Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB): Receive only servicing updates for the duration of their Windows 10 deployment in order to reduce the number of non-essential changes made to the device. LTSB is only available to Windows 10 Enterprise customers.
As of July 2017, Microsoft applied the following Windows 10 naming changes as part of their alignment with their Office 365 ProPlus offering:
- Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) = Current Branch (CB)
- Semi-Annual Channel = Current Branch for Business (CBB)
- Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) = Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)
From Current Branch to Current Branch for Business
When the development of a new Windows 10 feature upgrade is complete, it is initially offered to Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) computers; those computers configured for Semi-Annual Channel will receive the feature upgrade (with additional fixes) at a later date, generally at least four months later.
The process to configure a PC for Semi-Annual Channel is simple. The Defer upgrades setting needs to be configured, either manually (through the Settings app), by using Group Policy, or by using mobile device management (MDM).
As of Windows 10 version 1709, the Windows Update -> Advanced settings page has changed to the following.
From Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) to Semi-Annual Channel
Service Option Comparison:
| Windows 10 servicing options |
| Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) | Semi-Annual Channel
| Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) |
| Availability of new feature upgrades for installation |
Immediate |
Deferred by ~4 months |
Not applicable |
| Supported editions |
Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise,
IoT Core, IoT Core Pro |
Windows 10 Pro,
Windows 10 Education,
Windows 10 Enterprise,
IoT Core Pro |
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB |
| Minimum length of servicing lifetime |
Approximately 4 Months |
Approximately 8 months |
10 years |
| Ongoing installation of new feature upgrades required to receive servicing updates |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Supports Windows Update for release deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Windows Server Update Services for release deployment |
Yes
(excludes Home)
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Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Configuration Manager/configuration management systems for release deployment |
Yes
(excludes Home)
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Yes |
Yes |
| First party browsers included |
Microsoft Edge,
Internet Explorer 11 |
Microsoft Edge,
IE11 |
IE11 |
| Notable Windows
system apps removed
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None |
None |
Microsoft Edge, Windows Store Client, Cortana (limited search available) |
| Notable Windows
universal apps removed
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None |
None |
Outlook Mail/Calendar, OneNote, Weather, News, Sports, Money, Photos, Camera, Music, Clock |
Source: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/introduction-to-windows-10-servicing
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August 2016 |
Compucon Open Technology Seminar
21 September 2016 Wednesday
Kamo High School Whangarei
2:00pm Reception in Music Studio (Block A)
2:10pm Welcome by Kamo High Deputy Principal Sonya Lockyer
2:15pm Updates on Computing in New Zealand (TN Chan)
3:30pm Peer Reviews (Haggis Henderson) & General Discussions
4:00pm Muffin Break in Staff Room
Kamo High School has hosted this series of seminars for the last 14 years since 2002. The goal is to promote computing as the third foundation skill domain after literacy and numeracy.
o This seminar is designed for professionals, teachers, business executives, IT industry people, and selected senior students of the school. The audience is expected to have a range of different backgrounds and intellectual abilities. To keep all engaged in the seminar, we will present the seminar in plain English and show technical info to illustrate key messages when necessary. The content is designed to be educational, enjoyable, and inspirational. It is not for hands-on skill training.
o We will provide an update of the latest development of high performance computing (HPC) in New Zealand. The background is that New Zealand is one of the five countries in the world appointed to develop high performance computing technologies for one of the biggest science projects in the world (called Square Kilometre Array, or SKA in short). The New Zealand Government has recently stepped up our stake by further investing in the New Zealand team. As a follow up, AUT has obtained the support of the other 7 universities and launched a national data technology centre of excellence in July 2016.
o Compucon is part of the above actions and has specifically taken up the task of developing open architecture technologies and promoting HPC to schools and businesses in New Zealand. On this occasion, we will reveal a new wave of computing technology that is sweeping around the globe like a storm. All the big boys are investing their deep pocket in it, and so is Compucon with a shallow pocket. We have hinted about this new wave in previous seminars by mentioning how a baby learns. We will increase the level of information transfer from 2 slides last time to 17 this time. No mathematics other than simple addition and multiplication will be shown during this information transfer exercise. Applications cover all walks of life including government, education, finance, economy, and all levels of businesses.
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August 2016 |
Key Features
- 5X Protection II – Advanced hardware safeguards for all-round protection
- Ultimate 10Gbit/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 onboard
- Epic gaming audio with LED-illuminated shielding
- Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS with EZ Flash 2
Specifications
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CPU
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AMD Socket FM2+ Athlon™/A- Series Processors
Supports CPU up to 4 cores
Supports AMD® Turbo Core 3.0 Technology
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Chipset
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AMD A88X (Bolton D4)
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Memory
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4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Support AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory
* The Max. 64GB memory capacity can be supported with DIMMs of 16GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are available on the market.
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
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Graphic
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Integrated AMD Radeon™ R/HD8000/HD7000 Series Graphics in the A-Series APU
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz*1
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB
AMD® Dual Graphics technology support *2
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Expansion
Slots
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1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 *3
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCI
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Storage
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AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
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LAN
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Realtek® RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
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Audio
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Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *4
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
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USB
Ports
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ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :
2 x USB 3.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, teal blue)
AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset :
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset :
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)
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Back
I/O Ports
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1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.1 (teal blue)
2 x USB 3.0 (blue)
2 x USB 2.0
3 x Audio jack(s)
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Internal
I/O Ports
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1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Internal speaker connector(s)
1 x System panel(s)
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Form
Factor
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mATX Form Factor
9.3 inch x 8.2 inch ( 23.6 cm x 20.8 cm ) |
*1: *Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096 x 2160 resolution display via HDMI port.
*2: Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics technology.
*3: Only FM2+ Processors can support PCIe3.0.
*4: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.
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