Windows.Management.Update Namespace

The types in this namespace allow users to opt in or out of receiving Windows Insider Preview builds on their device. The APIs are intended to be used by IoT original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Classes

PreviewBuildsManager	Manages the state of preview builds for the device.
PreviewBuildsState	Contains information used to connect a device to associate the device with the Windows Insider Program.
WindowsUpdate	WindowsUpdate is essentially a property bag with information about a pending or in-progress update.
WindowsUpdateActionCompletedEventArgs	Event data for the corresponding WindowsUpdateManager.ActionCompleted event.
WindowsUpdateActionProgress	Returned by the ActionProgress properties of WindowsUpdate and WindowsUpdateProgressChangedEventArgs.
WindowsUpdateActionResult	Returned by the WindowsUpdate.ActionResult property.
WindowsUpdateAdministrator	Enables administration of Windows Updates on a device.
WindowsUpdateApprovalData	Allows additional metadata to be configured on an update when approving it via ApproveWindowsUpdate.
WindowsUpdateAttentionRequiredInfo	Represents a tuple of a WindowsUpdateAttentionRequiredReason and a timestamp.
WindowsUpdateAttentionRequiredReasonChangedEventArgs	Event data for the corresponding WindowsUpdateManager.AttentionRequiredReasonChanged event.
WindowsUpdateGetAdministratorResult	Represents the result of calling GetRegisteredAdministrator.
WindowsUpdateItem	Represents a property bag of information regarding an update that was previously completed.
WindowsUpdateManager	Interface used for monitoring update activity via callbacks, and retrieving update history.
WindowsUpdateProgressChangedEventArgs	Event data for the corresponding WindowsUpdateManager.ProgressChanged event.
WindowsUpdateRestartRequestOptions	Represents a property bag of fields that can be configured, and then passed to RequestRestart.
WindowsUpdateScanCompletedEventArgs	Event data for the corresponding WindowsUpdateManager.ScanCompleted event.

Enums

WindowsUpdateAdministratorOptions	Defines constants that specify the administrator options that the caller wants control over when registering with RegisterForAdministration.
WindowsUpdateAdministratorStatus	Defines constants that specify status codes to indicate whether the registration/unregistration of a Windows update administrator succeeded.
WindowsUpdateAttentionRequiredReason	Defines constants that specify a detailed reason as to why attention is required for an update before it can proceed.

Examples

This C# example demonstrates how a user can determine whether their device is receiving preview builds, or whether there are problems preventing the device from getting preview builds.

public string GetErrorMessage() 
{ 
    PreviewBuildsManager manager = PreviewBuildsManager.GetDefault(); 
    if (manager != null) 
    { 
        PreviewBuildsState state = manager.GetCurrentState(); 
        if (state.Properties.ContainsKey("ErrorMessage")) 
        { 
            return state.Properties["ErrorMessage"].ToString(); 
        } 
    } 
    return String.Empty; 
} 

Remarks

These APIs allow an IoT device to receive Windows Insider Preview builds. It's expected that the OEM of the device will create a settings page within the Windows Device Portal for device configuration properties. At a high level, information from PreviewBuildsState will be read by the device, then displayed to the user, and then used to register the user's account to the device. After registration, all settings management will be done online through the Windows Insider Program instead of on the device itself.