As part of our vision for simplified Windows management from the cloud, Microsoft has announced deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Specifically, this means that we are no longer investing in new capabilities, nor are we accepting new feature requests for WSUS. However, we are preserving current functionality and will continue to publish updates through the WSUS channel. We will also support any content already published through the WSUS channel.

Deprecation is the stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or service is no longer in active development. WSUS deprecation does not impact existing capabilities or support for Microsoft Configuration Manager. While the WSUS role remains available in Windows Server 2025, we recommend organizations transition to cloud tools, including Windows Autopatch and Microsoft Intune for client update management and Azure Update Manager for server update management.

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