Via Windows Update or Force Using Setup - Any Difference?

By Sir Topham Hatt
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Is there a difference between forcing the 2H22 update via a setup or waiting for it to come through on Windows Update?

I sort of would have thought Windows Update would "upgrade" the files, whereas the setup version will erase Windows things and then install the latest version (so you'll loose registry tweaks and such)?

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