Solved Online Service Experience Pack install question


desertdad

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Tucson
OS
Windows 11 PRO 23H2
The Experience Pack showed up in my pending Updates. I installed it and I don't know if what happened makes any sense.
  • Showed up in Settings/Windows Update on my 22H2 desktop build 22621,2715 on Dec 2, 2023.
  • Experience Pack was shown in Windows Update as version 3.1.0.804
  • Included the newest Defender update along with the Experience Pack.
  • Experience Pack did not show up in WUMGR but the Defender update did.
  • Installed both using Settings/Windows Update.
  • Installed in the time it took to refresh the Windows Update screen [literally a 'blink'], restarted.
  • No change to System Components list. I couldn’t see any obvious changes on other Settings screens.
  • I don’t recognize the Settings/System/Storage/Advanced storage settings pull down list of six categories. Maybe no change but I don’t recognize it.
  • Doesn’t show anything unusual in WUMGR but does show the Defender update on Dec 3. [odd since it is Dec 2 on my machine]
  • I’m sort of scratching my head on what happened.
  • Now that I've got it [maybe?], what do I do with it? What is the benefit?
 
Windows Build/Version
22621.2715

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8950
    CPU
    I5-12400
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2421HS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    [1]1TB NVMe, [2] 1TB Samsung SATA SSDs, [1] 2TB Samsung SATA SSD
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    MiniTower
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Elecomm trackball
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell VOSTRO 5630
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1340P
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16", FHD+
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech trackball
    Keyboard
    onboard
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
I'm not an Insider and try to not do Previews of anything. I'm trying to delay 22H3. This Experience Pack has not shown up on my wife's desktop which I keep slightly behind mine but on the same track.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8950
    CPU
    I5-12400
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2421HS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    [1]1TB NVMe, [2] 1TB Samsung SATA SSDs, [1] 2TB Samsung SATA SSD
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    MiniTower
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Elecomm trackball
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell VOSTRO 5630
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1340P
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16", FHD+
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech trackball
    Keyboard
    onboard
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
Turns out I already had a previous version, 1.1.268.92, installed on 11/03/22. I don't know what that one did for me either. I double checked and Settings/Windows Update/Update History/Other updates shows the new install as version 3.1.0.804.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8950
    CPU
    I5-12400
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2421HS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    [1]1TB NVMe, [2] 1TB Samsung SATA SSDs, [1] 2TB Samsung SATA SSD
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    MiniTower
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Elecomm trackball
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell VOSTRO 5630
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1340P
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16", FHD+
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech trackball
    Keyboard
    onboard
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
Update: My wife's desktop, Win11 22H2, build 22621.2715, has just been offered the Online Service Experience Pack Version 3.1.0.804 via WU. Nothing in WUMGR for the Experience Pack. I'll install it and see if the behavior is different.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8950
    CPU
    I5-12400
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2421HS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    [1]1TB NVMe, [2] 1TB Samsung SATA SSDs, [1] 2TB Samsung SATA SSD
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    MiniTower
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Elecomm trackball
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell VOSTRO 5630
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1340P
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16", FHD+
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech trackball
    Keyboard
    onboard
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
I would mark this as resolved but the only option at the top of this thread is to Mark it as Unresolved. My conclusion about Feature Packs in general is that they are unmanaged categorized channels for MS to make changes to our systems as they see fit. I can't find any way to pause the changes to evaluate whether I want them installed. WUMGR doesn't see them. I see Feature Packs show up in WU but with no controls or real details.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8950
    CPU
    I5-12400
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2421HS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    [1]1TB NVMe, [2] 1TB Samsung SATA SSDs, [1] 2TB Samsung SATA SSD
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    MiniTower
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Elecomm trackball
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell VOSTRO 5630
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1340P
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16", FHD+
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe
    PSU
    65W
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech trackball
    Keyboard
    onboard
    Internet Speed
    1G
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Build 22631.3296
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