You can do similar with Windows. They have "update rings". It lets you keep your systems on auto-update so IT doesn't have to manually faf with it, but you can have canaries before prod borks.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/windows-10-update-rings
@puck
@Aphrodite @calamari
@JessTheUnstill @Aphrodite @calamari Excellent!
However, that is for the software (incl drivers) that Microsoft supply. What about all the other random software you need to install?