

However, customers who have environments on version 10.0.21 can't pause updates, because they are four updates behind. For example, if the latest update that Microsoft has released is version 10.0.25, customers who have environments that are on version 10.0.22, 10.0.23, or 10.0.24 can pause updates. You can't use LCS to pause updates if any sandbox and production environments in your project are four updates behind the latest update that Microsoft has released. Therefore, Microsoft doesn't allow updates to be paused indefinitely. Staying current with service updates helps guarantee that customers always run on the latest set of fixes that Microsoft has released, so that they have the best service experience. Additionally, updates can be paused only for implementation projects. Only users (customers or partners) who are assigned to the project owner role in LCS can pause updates. At that point, if you can't proceed with the update for some reason, you can pause it through LCS.įor more information about how to change the configured sandbox environment and set the production update cadence, see Configure service updates through Lifecycle Services (LCS). Microsoft notifies you about upcoming updates to your environments via email and through notifications in LCS. Microsoft updates your configured sandbox and production environments to the latest service update that Microsoft has released.

This article doesn't apply to on-premises environments. This article explains how to pause updates to your sandbox and production cloud environments by using Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS).
