How to add the Windows 11 25H2 update (KB5054156) into WSUS

Neil Atkins 1 Reputation point
2026-07-21T07:04:11.39+00:00

I've been asked to add the KB that triggers Windows 11 to update to 25H2 from 24H2 to our WSUS server but based on https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/servicing/os/windows/docs/2025/02/kb5054156-feature-update-to-windows-11-version-25h2-by-using-an-enablement-package - I do not have the exact feature name in my list of available updates for downloading. The closest I have is 'Windows 11 client, version 25H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers' - is that what I should select?

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  1. Allan Solomon Mejia 5,420 Reputation points
    2026-08-21T21:34:40.8933333+00:00

    Hello @Neil Atkins

    No, you should not select “Windows 11 client, version 25H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers” for this purpose. That category is driver-related content and isn't the feature update/enablement package used to move Windows 11 24H2 to 25H2.

    According to Microsoft's current documentation for KB5054156, the WSUS configuration required is simply:

    Product: Windows 11

    Classification: Upgrades

    After synchronizing WSUS, the update you're looking for is named:

    Windows 11, version 25H2

    Microsoft specifically states that Windows 11 24H2 devices receiving updates through WSUS automatically receive the enablement package when the Windows 11, version 25H2 feature update is installed.

    So in WSUS, I would check: Options → Products and Classifications

    Make sure:

    Products: [x] Windows 11

    Classifications: [x] Upgrades

    Then perform a synchronization and search All Updates for:

    Windows 11, version 25H2

    I wouldn't rely solely on searching for KB5054156, because Microsoft documents the WSUS-published feature update by the title Windows 11, version 25H2.

    Also note the prerequisite. The target machines must already be running Windows 11 24H2 and have KB5064081 (OS Build 26100.5074) or a later cumulative update installed before you can apply the 25H2 enablement package.

    Since your WSUS server is Windows Server 2016, if Windows 11 and Upgrades are already selected but Windows 11, version 25H2 still doesn't appear after a successful synchronization, I would next check the WSUS synchronization log/history rather than selecting one of the similarly named driver products.

    You can also confirm which WSUS product categories are currently known to the server using:

    Get-WsusProduct |
    Where-Object {$_.Product.Title -like "*Windows 11*"} |
    Select-Object Title
Get-WsusProduct returns the product categories currently defined on the WSUS server.

    The key point is: you don't need to find or select a separate “Windows 11, version 25H2 and later” product category. Microsoft's documented WSUS configuration for KB5054156 is Windows 11 + Upgrades.

    Microsoft's KB is quite explicit about this configuration, so I would use that as the authoritative reference.

    Sharing these references with you:

    Microsoft - KB5054156: Feature update to Windows 11, version 25H2 using an enablement package

    Microsoft - Get-WsusProduct PowerShell documentation

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