To simplify the process, Microsoft has rolled out a new orchestration platform that can help developers update their apps through Windows Update.
Microsoft Says That Through Windows Update Orchestration Platform, Users Can Have Access to a Simplified Update Process and Will Also Help Developers in Managing Their Apps Conveniently
Windows' built-in update feature usually updates the OS components, but Microsoft's line-of-business as well as third-party apps are still managed independently. Apart from aiming to manage its LOB apps in a single place for easier updates, Microsoft is also interested in managing third-party apps from its latest platform.
Microsoft calls it the Windows Update Orchestration Platform, a new feature that will allow Windows users to download the latest app updates from a single place instead of having to download them independently. Microsoft has released its private preview for developers, who can now sign up to explore this unified approach to reduce the hassles in managing their apps independently.
Microsoft released this orchestration platform citing various reasons, such as CPU and bandwidth spikes, confusing and conflicting notifications, added support costs etc. With the new Windows Update stack, not only will users be able to download all the updates from one place, but app developers will benefit highly from them as well.
IT admins will particularly benefit from the orchesration as they have to rely on independent update mechanisms. Each tool brings its own logic for scanning, downloading, installing and notifying users, which results in a fragmented experience. Through the new platform, there are multiple benefits developers can have, including eco-efficient scheduling, which helps reduce the impact on productivity and energy consumption, consistent notifications via native Windows Update notfiications, centralized update history, unified troubleshooting tools and more.
The Windows Update orchestration platform allows developers to integrate their apps through the preview via a set of Windows Runtime APIs and PowerShell commands. Once they are in, developers can handle the behavior of their apps, like registration, defining updates, custom update logic, managed scheduling and status reporting.
News Source: Microsoft
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