Microsoft Autopatch arrives to make Windows Patch Tuesday a breeze
Summary
The second Tuesday of the month might be less manic for Windows admins with the arrival of Microsofts new Autopatch service for big enterprise customers. The Microsoft-managed service promises to automate the process of orchestrating patches for admins who have tens of thousands of PCs under their remit. Microsoft engineers step in for admins in their use of the Windows Update for Business client policies and deployment service tools. Customers need to enrol devices into Autopatch and can "fine-tune" their membership, according to Microsoft, but how much they can adjust is restricted. "Because the Autopatch service has such a broad footprint, and pushes updates around the clock, we are able to detect potential issues among an incredibly diverse array of hardware and software configurations.
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