This update, in addition to a number of new features and enhancements, will greatly decrease the download size for these major Windows 11 feature upgrades. Microsoft believes that download sizes for many Windows 11 users will be reduced by roughly 450MB, and the installation time of monthly cumulative updates has also been reduced.
Microsoft is also modifying how it distributes new features to commercial and educational Windows 11 customers, by default deactivating new features delivered outside of yearly releases. These users may instead activate these new capabilities manually or wait until the annual update (like today) when they will be enabled automatically if they opt to deploy the upgrade.
