RTX64 Support for Windows 10 Updates

Unlike previous Microsoft Operating Systems, Microsoft considers Windows 10 to be a service. Microsoft has modified its Windows 10 update practices and has restricted a user’s ability to prevent updates.

Windows 10 has two types of updates:

  • Feature updates add new features to Windows 10. These updates occur twice per year, typically around March and September, and typically have names like Fall Creators. Feature updates can be postponed for up to 365 days.
  • Quality updates deliver both security and non-security fixes for all supported Feature updates. Quality updates are released monthly and typically have names like KB12345. Quality updates are cumulative and can be postponed for up to 30 days.

To ensure the success of our customers, IntervalZero tests each new Windows 10 update in-house on supported RTX64 product versions. See below for the results.

Last updated: 2024-04-11

Windows 11 support

Support for Windows 11 in RTX64 4.2 was confirmed in February 2022. Full compatibility requires RTX64 4.2.1 or the Tools Update for RTX64 4.2, available from the Customer Center. For a listing of RTX64 compatibility testing with Windows 11 update versions, see RTX64 Support for Windows 11 Updates.

RTX64 Runtime is incompatible with the Windows Memory integrity security feature

Windows updates might enable the Windows Memory integrity security feature, which is not compatible with RTX64 Runtime. This feature must be turned off to avoid issues with RTX64 Runtime. After Windows updates are applied, you can check the status of the Memory integrity feature — and turn it off if it’s enabled — in the Windows Security app under Device security / Core isolation / Core isolation details.

 


Windows 10 Support

The tables below list the current RTX64 compatibility testing status for each Windows 10 update version by servicing option: Semi-Annual Channel and Enterprise and IoT Enterprise LTSB/LTSC editions.

There are three test status types:

  • Active – IntervalZero actively tests the update as new revisions are released (typically on a monthly basis). See Windows 10 Updates Actively Tested below for a listing of the KBs we tested.
  • Ended – The update has reached its End of service and is no longer actively updated by Microsoft. IntervalZero has stopped testing the update, since Microsoft will not be introducing breaking changes. See Windows 10 Updates No Longer Tested below for a listing of the KBs we tested.
  • Not supported – The update is not supported by any RTX64 product.

All dates are listed in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD

Servicing channels

Windows 10 update version

Servicing option

Availability date

Latest OS build

Latest revision date

Status of compatibility testing with RTX64

22H2

General Availability Channel

2022-10-18

19045.4291

2024-04-09

Active

Support in RTX64 4.3 was confirmed in December 2022.

NOTE:  Tested 22H2 updates should also work with Windows update version 21H2 since they have the same HAL and Kernel.

21H2

General Availability Channel (replaces the previous Semi-Annual Channel)

2021-11-16

19044.4291

2024-04-09

Ended October 2023 (End of servicing)

2105 (21H1)

Semi-Annual Channel

2021-05-18

19043.2364

2022-12-13

Ended December 2022 (End of servicing)

2009 (20H2)

Semi-Annual Channel

2020-10-20

19042.2728

2023-05-09

Ended February 2022 (End of servicing)

2004

Semi-Annual Channel

2020-05-27

19041.1415

2021-12-14

Ended December 2021 (End of servicing)

1909

Semi-Annual Channel

2019-11-12

18363.1977

2021-12-14

Ended May 2021 (End of servicing)

1903

Semi-Annual Channel

2019-05-21

18362.1977

2021-12-14

Ended May 2021 (End of servicing)

1809

Semi-Annual Channel

2019-03-28

17763.5696

2024-04-09

Active

1803

Semi-Annual Channel

2018-07-10

17134.2208

2023-05-09

Ended November 2019 (End of servicing)

1709

Semi-Annual Channel

2018-01-18

16299.2166

2020-12-08

Ended June 2019 (End of servicing)

1703

Semi-Annual Channel

2017-07-11

15063.1898

2020-03-10

Ended January 2019 (End of servicing)

Enterprise and IoT Enterprise LTSB/LTSC editions

Edition

Windows 10 update version

Servicing option

Availability date

Latest OS build

Latest revision date

Status of compatibility testing with RTX64

LTSC 2021

21H2

Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)

2021-11-16

19044.4291

2024-04-09

Active

LTSC 1809

1809

Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)

2018-11-13

17763.5696

2024-04-09

Active

LTSB 1607

1607

Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)

2016-08-02

14393.6897

2024-04-09

Active

LTSB 1507

1507

Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)

2015-07-29

10240.20596

2024-04-09

Not supported


Windows 10 Updates Actively Tested

Listed below are the Windows 10 updates that are actively tested for compatibility with RTX64. Click on a link to view the KBs tested for that update.

 


Windows 10 Updates No Longer Tested

Listed below are the Windows 10 updates that are no longer tested for compatibility with RTX64. Click on a link to view the KBs tested for that update.

 


About Windows 7 Updates

We do not proactively test Windows 7 (64-bit) monthly updates since such updates can be disabled. As far as we are aware, there are no known issues since the initial Meltdown-Spectre issue which was fixed in Update 1 for RTX64 3.3.  If you encounter an issue with a Windows 7 (64-bit) monthly update, please notify IntervalZero Support so that the issue can be investigated.

 


Related TechNotes

  • For a listing of known issues with Windows 10 Updates, see Known Issues where RTX64 Runtime Corruption occurs when Windows 10 Updates are Applied.
  • For instructions on postponing and/or pausing Windows Updates, see Pausing and Postponing Windows 10 Updates.

TechNotes are available from the IntervalZero Support Site.