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Alex, in a different site I communicated with a fellow who kindly ran it in 23H2. The process displayed “23H2 (repair version)” at beginning and at end.

Lance, I read your article “How to reset Windows 11 without losing your apps, files, and settings”.  When last did you restore by using option “Fix problems using Windows Update”?

You sent me back to it.
(Also I undid the wrong one.)

 

“I suspect…  24H2”

Great thinking, Alex.  It prompted me to apply delay val 365 to policy”Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received”.

>”you don’t need “Fix problems using Windows Update.”  ”  — But that is the method in which “keep… settings” is in the description of the relevant installation option.

Excellent information, thanks.

So, mine not managed.

Thanks, Alex.  “…unavailable” is status indicated in that Settings item captured in screen clip.   I do not know whether my value “Not configured”, for the five policies cited in the linked MS article, alone would rule out a managed condition.  It is possible that my computer came from a company in which updates were centrally managed.  I gladly would pursue a route of somehow making it unmanaged.

Thank you, n0ads.
I was hopeful.

Author of linked article instructs to use “Fix problems using Windows Update.”

 

(Sorry for the image size.  This site’s message composition software has taken to inflating the images that I insert.)

I have known “keep apps and data” forever.   Has anyone ever really truly seen “keep.. settings” during an installation?

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/6000015-repair-install-of-windows-10-22h2/#post-2566733 — Will you please read it?  There is no “keep all software and settings”.

Moderator’s Note: Removed quote marks from both ends of the link, they made the link not go to the correct spot in that thread.

>”One of the options presented”…”keep all software and settings” — I bet thar the option wording (and effect) is not that.

>”doesn’t change your apps or data” — True.
>”just fixes” — False.
>”Which customizations ?” — UI

I sooner would run forever without updates than to spend again the hours of customizations.

Thank you, Paul.

 

Windows Update, of which this is a clip,

specified the update that it wants.

Seff wrote:

0patch… subscription

I prevent patching by disabling the update service via script that I have task scheduler execute frequently.