Optimizing Windows Update rings
Windows Autopatch also allows you to set custom-scheduled Windows Update deployments for rings to groups of devices in separate rings to ensure the lowest-risk updates get pushed to the right set of people. Microsoft does recommend the default settings; we acknowledge that some organizations have unique needs.
Figure 3.71: Windows Autopatch release rings
You can see how to configure rings and deployment cadences in Windows Autopatch. For example, you can configure deadline-driven updates to complete them at a scheduled time with a grace period to allow some extra flexibility.
Windows Autopatch automatically creates your deployment rings with the recommended settings; Autopatch creates five rings with corresponding Windows Update policies assigned to them.
Read more about the default Windows Update ring policy configuration here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-autopatch/deploy/windows-autopatch-groups...
