Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 Upgrade Guide

Deploy Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 ISO image using WMS

This section outlines the steps to deploy the Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 image to devices in the WMS group.

1. Log in to the WMS as an administrator.
2. Go to Apps & Data > OS Image Policies > WinIOT/Thin Linux.
   The Apps & Data – Windows IoT Enterprise / ThinLinux OS Image Policies window is displayed.
3. Click Add Policy.
   The Add Windows IoT Enterprise / ThinLinux Policy window is displayed.
4. Enter a name for the policy.
5. Select the group to schedule the image policy from the Group drop-down menu.
6. Select Windows IoT Enterprise from the OS Type drop-down menu.
7. Select WIE10 (Windows 10 IoT Enterprise) from the OS Subtype Filter drop-down menu.
8. Select the compatible Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 for your device from the OS Image drop-down menu.
   NOTE:The OS Image drop-down menu shows images that are compatible for specific devices and platforms. You must agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA) for images that are registered in Apps & Data > Windows IoT Enterprise / ThinLinux OS Image Repository before pushing the image.
9. Select one of the following options from the Rule drop-down list:
   • Force this version.
   • Upgrade Only.
10. From the Apply Policy Automatically drop-down list, select any of the following options:
    • Do not apply automatically—This option does not apply a policy automatically to the devices.
    • Apply the policy to new devices—This option automatically applies the policy to a registered device. It applies the policy to devices that belong to the selected group or to devices moved to the selected group. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the new devices that are registered to the group. To run the job on the existing devices present in the group, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group. The job status of the newly added device count that is registered is not displayed.
    • Apply the policy to devices on check in—This option is automatically applied to the device at check-in. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the devices present in the group. To run the job on existing devices present in the group immediately or at a scheduled time before the device check-in, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group.
11. Click Save.
    An Alert window is displayed.
12. Select one of the following options in the Alert window:
    • Click Later to exit.
    • Click Yes to schedule the image update job.
13. If you clicked Yes in the Alert window, the Image Update Job window is displayed.

    

14. In the Image Update Job window, select the Policy.
15. Enter the description for the job.
16. From the Run drop-down list, select any of the following options:
    • Immediately
    • On selected time zone and date/time
    • On selected date/time(of device time zone)
17. Select the Time zone if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time in Step 16.
18. Enter or select the following details if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time or On selected date/time(of device time zone) in Step 16:
    • Effective—Enter the starting and ending date.
    • Start between—Enter the starting and ending time.
    • On day(s)—Select the days of the week.
19. Click the Preview option to view the details of the scheduled job.
20. On the next page, click the Schedule option to initiate the job.
21. Go to Jobs and filter by Configuration Groups to check the image update job status for the devices.
    On the devices, a notification is displayed to upgrade Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024.