Patch Management
- The patch management area lets you install OS updates and patches for 3rd party applications on managed Windows devices.
- The area also lets you uninstall Windows updates and patches if you want to roll back to the previous version.
- You can also create procedures to deploy operating system and 3rd party application patches. The procedures can be added to profiles to automatically install any new patches.
- Patches need to be approved before it can be deployed on endpoints. Auto-approval is enabled by default.
- You can choose to decline patches so they are not deployed.
- You can filter patches by company and device group.
Tip: This area lets you manage patches across all devices in your network. As an alternative, you can manage patches on individual devices by clicking 'Devices' > 'Device List' > 'Device Management' > Click on a device > 'Patch Management'. See 'View and Install Windows and 3rd Party Application Patches' to find out more. |
Open the patch management interface
- Open Endpoint Manager
- Click 'Applications' > 'Patch Management':
The interface contains two tabs:
- Operating
System - All OS
patches available for deployment through Endpoint Manager.
- Only approved OS patches are installed on endpoints.
- Each patch has additional details such as classification, the Windows component to which the patch applies, severity, release date, installation status and links to knowledgebase articles.
- The interface lets you install or uninstall selected patches on multiple devices. You can also generate a report on overall patch status.
- See Install OS Patches on Windows Endpoints for more details.
- Third Party Applications - All updates available for 3rd party applications installed on managed Windows endpoints.
- Only approved 3rd patches are installed on endpoints.
- You can update selected applications on all required endpoints. See 'Install 3rd Party Application Patches on Windows Endpoints for details.
- See 'EM Supported 3rd Party Applications' of applications that we support for patching.
View patches by company / device group
- The tree structure on the left shows all enrolled organizations and device groups:
- Type a company or group name in the search field to look for a specific entity
- Click a company name to view patches for all device groups under it
- Click '+' beside a company to view device groups under it
- Click a device group to view patches for devices belonging to that group
- Click 'Show all' to clear any selections and view all patches.