Merge pull request #3120 from rezamanshouri/main

Edits and updated calendar graphics for accessibility.

Author: Stacyrch140

windows-driver-docs-pr/dashboard/driver-release-cadence.md

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 title: Driver Ship Room Release Cadence Windows
-description: This page provides information on the operation schedule for driver ship room. In order to provide the best experience for Windows users, there are certain times where aspects of publication operations are suspended.
-ms.date: 11/24/2025
+description: This article provides information about the operation schedule for Windows driver ship room. In order to provide the best experience for Windows users, there are certain times where aspects of publication operations are suspended.
+ms.date: 11/25/2025
 ms.topic: release-notes
 ---
 
-# Driver Ship Room Release Cadence Windows
+# Driver ship room release cadence
 
-Last Updated: November 24, 2025
+Last Updated: November 25, 2025
 
-This article provides information on the operation schedule for Windows driver ship room. In order to provide the best experience for Windows users, there are certain times where aspects of publication operations are suspended.
+This article provides information about the operation schedule for Windows driver ship room. In order to provide the best experience for Windows users, there are certain times where aspects of publication operations are suspended.
 
 We have a shared goal of keeping devices up to date while providing users a high quality experience. When a driver update is released alongside OS updates, it results in a poor experience and impacts end-users.
 
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ Windows as a Service has a well-established OS update release cadence.
 There are changes for releasing drivers marked as needing *Microsoft approval*. These changes ensure we release quality drivers, reduce the risk of releasing drivers at the same time as OS changes, and provide ecosystem partners a predictable driver release cadence. The drivers affected by these changes include:
 
 - Flighted drivers: Drivers (shipping label) marked as **Automatic** = Critical Update (CU) or Dynamic Update (DU) or both
-- Optional driver classes which always go through ship room approval
+- Optional driver classes, which always go through ship room approval
 
-**Predictable driver release windows**: During OS update release time frames, we defer releasing drivers needing *Microsoft approval* to WU and will resume automatic publishing after the deferral window.
+**Predictable driver release windows**: During OS update release time frames, we defer releasing drivers needing *Microsoft approval* to Windows Update and will resume automatic publishing after the deferral window.
 
 1. **Monthly Quality Update *B* release**: Drivers needing *Microsoft approval* aren't released one day before and for one day after monthly security *B* release.
 
     | Monday | Second Tuesday of each month | Wednesday |
     |--|--|--|
     | One day before | *B* monthly security release day | One day after |
 
-1. **Feature update offer via Windows Update**: Driver needing *Microsoft approval* aren't released two days before, and for two days after the start of a feature OS update rollout.
+1. **Feature update offer via Windows Update**: Drivers needing *Microsoft approval* aren't released two days before, and for two days after the start of a feature OS update rollout.
 
     | Before | Day Of | After |
     |--|--|--|
     | Two days before | Feature OS Rollout | Two days after |
 
-    If there are known issues for feature update and driver compatibility, you can request a *feature update offer block mitigation* while a compatible driver update is being validated and posted to WU.
+    If there are known issues for feature update and driver compatibility, you can request a *feature update offer block mitigation* while a compatible driver update is being validated and posted to Windows Update.
 
 1. **Certain US holidays**: Drivers needing *Microsoft approval* aren't released on certain US Holidays and long weekends
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ There are changes for releasing drivers marked as needing *Microsoft approval*.
     | Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 | Thursday, December 25 |
     | Day after Christmas | - | Friday, December 26 |
 
-2. **US Winter Holiday time frame release moratorium**: During the US winter holiday season, the driver ship room isn't releasing *any* drivers. For calendar year 2025, the time frame is December 18, 2025 through January 1, 2026. For calendar year 2026, the time frame is December 18, 2026 through January 1, 2027.
+1. **US Winter Holiday time frame release moratorium**: During the US winter holiday season, the driver ship room isn't releasing *any* drivers. For calendar year 2025, the time frame is December 18, 2025 through January 1, 2026. For calendar year 2026, the time frame is December 18, 2026 through January 1, 2027.
 
     See the calendars in the [Appendix](#appendix) for more dates.
 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ There are changes for releasing drivers marked as needing *Microsoft approval*.
 
 ### FAQ
 
-1. What does this deferral mean for newly submitted drivers or drivers currently In-Flight?
+1. What does this deferral mean for newly submitted drivers or drivers currently in-flight?
 
-    This deferral is for the release of a driver needing *Microsoft approval* (marked as Automatic or Dynamic Update) to WU. Newly submitted drivers, and drivers currently in-flight, proceed as they normally do.
+    This deferral is for the release of a driver needing *Microsoft approval* (marked as Automatic or Dynamic Update) to Windows Update. Newly submitted drivers, and drivers currently in-flight, proceed as they normally do.
 
 1. What is the latest deferral calendar?