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What's new in Windows 10, version
20H2 for IT Pros
Article • 02/27/2023 • Applies to:
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Windows 10, version 20H2
This article lists new and updated features and content that is of interest to IT Pros for
Windows 10, version 20H2, also known as the Windows 10 October 2020 Update. This
update also contains all features and fixes included in previous cumulative updates to
Windows 10, version 2004.
As with previous fall releases, Windows 10, version 20H2 is a scoped set of features for
select performance improvements, enterprise features, and quality enhancements. As an
H2-targeted release
, 20H2 is serviced for 30 months from the release date for devices
running Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education editions.
To download and install Windows 10, version 20H2, use Windows Update (
Settings >
Update & Security > Windows Update
). For more information, including a video, see
How to get the Windows 10 October 2020 Update
.
This release automatically includes the new Chromium-based 
Microsoft Edge
 browser
instead of the legacy version of Edge. For more information, see the 
Microsoft Edge
documentation
.
There are several changes that help improve the security of devices that scan Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS) for updates. For more information, see 
Changes to
improve security for Windows devices scanning WSUS
.
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 Note
With this release and future releases, the Windows 10 release nomenclature is
changing from a year and month pattern (YYMM) to a year and half-year pattern
(YYH1, YYH2).
Microsoft Edge
Servicing
Windows Update

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Starting with Windows 10, version 20H2, LCUs and SSUs have been combined into a
single cumulative monthly update, available via Microsoft Catalog or Windows Server
Update Services. For more information, see 
Simplifying on-premises deployment of
servicing stack updates
.
New guidance is available to help prepare a 
servicing strategy
 and move your devices to
the latest version of Windows 10 quickly and as seamlessly as possible.
Activities are grouped into the following phases: