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Once installed, the Windows build string will be updated to “ge_release_svc_hotpatch_prod1.240211-0859.”
However, this doesn’t mean you won’t be required to restart for a pending update ever again.
Hot patching relies on a baseline update that requires a reboot every few months.
The other months will be serviced via hot patching, which won’t require a reboot.
ARM64 devices will get support for hot patching in 2025, if the schedule doesn’t slip.
