Software is a vital component in the success of any SaaS business. Without software of various kinds, it would be challenging to do anything efficiently or effectively. Unfortunately, any patch management software is also vulnerable to various security issues and bugs. If left unpatched, these vulnerabilities can create entry points for hackers, leading to corporate data leakage and malware infiltration. Windows patch management process ensures your Windows operating systems don’t face security issues or fall prey to malicious third-party patches.
Windows patch management is a process that involves the installation of updates, service packs, and hotfixes on a Windows-based computer system or any Microsoft device. A Windows patch deployment policy is a set of guidelines that an organization or company uses to determine which patches apply to the systems. It is an automated process to keep your Microsoft devices up-to-date with the latest security patches and bug fixes.
Applying patch processeds is crucial for various reasons like adding new features and fixing performance issues and security vulnerabilities. Hence, defining a patch management policy simplifies IT efforts to deploy timely software updates and patches, and it minimizes security risks.
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Scalefusion MDM acts as a patch management tool to simplify Windows asset management for organizations and offers an extensive feature set with powerful capabilities, including patch compliance. IT admins can remotely drive updates and apply patches to their Scalefusion-managed Microsoft systems on their servers. These systems need to be enabled with Windows server update services.
The following are the prerequisites to configure a Windows patch manager policy with Scalefusion:
Step 1: Log into your Scalefusion account and navigate to the Update & Patch Management section on the dashboard.
Step 2: Click Configure. Configure the default global settings for the Windows MDM agent to query and sync updates.
Step 3: Switch on the Scalefusion MDM agent-based management tool option. Enabling this option allows you to manage MDM agent-based updates and other granular settings such as;
Step 4: Click Save after configuring the settings as per your requirements.
You can also apply the Windows patch management policy on a profile level. It automatically applies the configured patches to every device in the profile.
Step 1: Log into your Scalefusion account and navigate to the Device Profiles option under the Device Profiles & Policies section on the dashboard.
Step 2: Create a Windows device profile or edit an existing one.
Step 3: Navigate to the Windows Updates section and configure the patch management settings under the Scalefusion Agent-based Settings tab.
Step 4: Click Update Profile after configuring the settings as per your requirements.
On configuring the Windows patch management policy, Scalefusion syncs all the available updates.  You can view a summary of available updates on the dashboard. Navigate to the Update & Patch Management section to select any one of two views – Device View or Updates View.
The device view gives an overview of the total number of Microsoft devices that have been successfully updated, those devices that have pending updates, as well as those which require a reboot after the update. You can filter and view devices based on groups, devices, update type, installation status or reboot requirement.
You can view a summary of the device details, including the device name, group, and the installed, available or hidden updates. You can execute device-level actions like rebooting devices, viewing a consolidated status of the updates or downloading a CSV of all updates. You can also perform bulk actions like updating, rebooting, syncing, hiding or unhiding all devices.
The updates view gives an overview of the installed, available and failed updates. You can filter and view devices based on groups, devices, update type, installation status, hotfix ID or search feature.
The updates view displays the number of devices on which updates have been installed, missed, hidden or failed. You can complete device-level actions like viewing a consolidated status of the updates or downloading a CSV of all updates. It also allows you to perform bulk actions like updating all devices, pushing selective updates, syncing, and hiding or unhiding the update status.
Windows patch management brings a sense of surety and relief to the IT stakeholders and business leaders, knowing that their Windows devices are well-secured. Scalefusion empowers you to take a systematic, automated, policy-driven deployment of regular updates and patches with minimal IT intervention.
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