Understanding Windows Store App Updates

[CyBeRkId2002]

We are in the process of rolling out Windows 11, and as we progress with the rollout our internet bandwidth seems to be suffering. Some of this was anticipated due to the following:

• Increase in the use of OneDrive (utilising Files on Demand)
  
• Co-management of devices with SCCM
  
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None-the-less, we are still hitting greater bottlenecks than I would have expected and I am currently trying to diagnose the cause. One possibility is that Windows Apps are updating automatically. I wondered if anyone could explain exactly how this works, and what others are doing about this - if anything.

 

My main questions are:

• Are all built-in apps updated when a user logs on.
  
• If so, does the update apply to the OS or, as I suspect, the individual user. This would mean that any updates for all pre-provisioned apps are being re-downloaded at every user logon (we don't keep profiles for long so this would mean pretty much every time a user logs on
  
• How are people dealing with this? Do you disable store app updates using GP? Are these app updates included in cumulative software updates (which we currently push out with SCCM)
  
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Any pointers on how this all works and the best way of management to limit bandwidth would be greatly appreciated. We have our broadband renewal due a year in September and will be upgrading the line at this point in time, but wanted to see if I could make it manageable in the interim.

[mavhc]

Apps are stored centrally, but it seems like they're only updated when someone who has "installed" it logs in, however it is updated for all users.

 

They're not related to CUs. They should be able to peer to peer share the updates though https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-delivery-optimization-and-privacy-bf86a244-8f26-a3c7-a137-a43bfbe688e8