Windows Autopatch, How it Works | Automate updates to Windows PCs and devices

Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

Go inside our new cloud service with ring-based deployment built-in for the automation of software update management for Windows, Microsoft Edge and your Office and Microsoft 365 apps, including Teams. Windows Autopatch will provide upcoming support for Windows 11 upgrades. If you're using our premium subscription services, it may be available to you at no additional cost.

Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, reverse engineers Windows Autopatch service to show how it works (within Intune and Azure Active Directory), how to get it running, and the time saving configurations it makes on your behalf.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Introduction 02:11 - Enable Windows Autopatch 02:58 - Register devices 05:47 - How sequenced rollouts work 08:19 - Behind broad ring policy 09:42 - Office and Microsoft 365 app updates 10:13 - Wrap up

► Link References: Get started at https://aka.ms/WindowsAutopatch

Watch our Windows Management series at https://aka.ms/ManagementMechanics

Check out our previous show on Windows update policies at https://aka.ms/WUfBMechanics

See options for Microsoft 365 App updates at https://aka.ms/OfficeUpdateMechanics

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