More control for Windows Autopatch updates: quality updates, .NET Framework, and quick machine recovery
🚨 The Signal: Windows Autopatch now offers granular control over OS, .NET, and quick recovery updates. This allows security teams to manage approval and deployment timing, enhancing patch management and device recovery capabilities.
The Impact
Security teams and IT administrators are affected, gaining enhanced control over critical system patching, reducing vulnerability exposure.
- Security Teams: Reduced risk from unpatched vulnerabilities due to better control.
- IT Administrators: Improved update management and reporting for Windows and .NET.
- Organisations: Enhanced compliance posture for patching requirements.
- Devices: Faster recovery from issues with controlled quick machine recovery updates.
The Action
- Review Windows Autopatch quality update policies in Microsoft Intune.
- Configure automatic or manual approval settings for monthly security, non-security, and out-of-band updates.
- Define deferral periods for automatic approvals to support phased deployments.
- Establish quick machine recovery approval and deferral settings within quality update policies.
- Monitor device-level reporting for approved releases, deployments, and remediation status.
Domain: Intune · Impact: medium · Workload: Intune · Essential Eight: Patch Operating Systems, Patch Applications · ISM: ISM-0304, ISM-1407, ISM-1501, ISM-1621, ISM-1622, ISM-1623, ISM-1654, ISM-1655, ISM-1690, ISM-1691, ISM-1692, ISM-1693, ISM-1694, ISM-1695, ISM-1696, ISM-1698, ISM-1699, ISM-1700, ISM-1701, ISM-1702, ISM-1704, ISM-1807, ISM-1808, ISM-1876, ISM-1877, ISM-1889, ISM-1901, ISM-1902, ISM-1905