{"id":1220,"date":"2025-05-30T02:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:56:23","slug":"microsoft-opens-windows-update-to-third-party-apps-via-new-orchestration-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/archives\/1220","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps via New Orchestration Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft has opened Windows Update to third-party applications through a new orchestration platform. This platform allows developers to deliver updates in coordination with Windows updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-3.png 950w, https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-3-400x267.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most third-party applications currently manage updates independently, using custom-built mechanisms that handle installers, notifications, and timing based on user activity. Microsoft aims to replace this fragmented approach with a unified system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the orchestration platform, developers must register as update providers, supply a path to an executable file that scans for updates, and provide update data via application programming interfaces (APIs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/detail\/1745246\/A70\">New 48.29Wh A70 Replacement Battery for Microsoft Surface A70<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once integrated, the orchestrator schedules downloads and installations based on user activity, system performance, battery status, and other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third-party applications can display update notifications through native Windows Update notifications. Users can view app update history in Settings, and a unified log and diagnostic framework will apply to all updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enterprise applications can support admin policy management for deadlines and notifications by leveraging Microsoft\u2019s systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform supports MSIX\/APPX packaged applications and certain custom Win32 applications. Developers can join a private preview after onboarding their installers through APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/detail\/1740108\/G3HTA066H\">New 51Wh 6800mAh G3HTA066H Replacement Battery for Microsoft G3HTA066H<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has opened Windows Update to third-party applications through a new orchestration platform. This platform allows developers to deliver updates in coordination with Windows updates. Most third-party applications currently manage updates independently, using custom-built mechanisms that handle installers, notifications, and timing based on user activity. Microsoft aims to replace this fragmented approach with a unified [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-microsoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1222,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteryone.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}