Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update Released

Microsoft released Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 in the release preview channel. The KB article KB5005101 is the cumulative update hotfix for Windows 10 21H1. This KB is available only with the release preview channel. Can you see this KB5005101 article in SCCM/WSUS? If not, we can make this available. Read on to get more details.

If your Windows 10 device is part of the Windows insider release preview channel, you will receive the KB 5005101. This KB 5005101 is not available on SCCM/WSUS(?), 2021-08 cumulative update preview for Windows 10 version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5005101).

Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 in SCCM?

Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update
Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update

You can’t find this pre-release KB in SCCM/WSUS? Well, this is possible because you have not enabled Windows Insider Pre-Release from the Products tab. You can enable the new product using the following steps.

  • Navigate to \Administration\Overview\Site Configuration\Sites.
  • Select Configure Site Components from primary server site server.
  • Click on Product -> select Windows Insider Pre-Release.
  • Click on Apply button.
  • Right-Click on All Software Updates -> click on Synchronize Software Updates to make the pre-release KB5005101 available in SCCM/WSUS environments.

Note! – You can use the following method to speed up the patching process from the SCCM client-side using the following method.

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Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update
Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update

Update Catalog Website?

The pre-release channel KB5005101 for Windows 10 21H1 and 21H2 is not available in Microsoft Update Catalog. However, you have an option to get these updates through Windows Update for Business.

You can check the details of this KB article from the Microsoft blog post, and this post contains all the details about fixes included and known issues with the KB5005101 article.

Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update
Windows 10 21H1 KB5005101 Cumulative Update

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