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Use the Patch Management module to monitor, scan, install, and verify Microsoft patches on Windows managed machines. Patch management automates the process of keeping all your Windows machines up to date with the latest patches. You decide how and when updates are applied on a per machine basis. See the following overview topics:
Warning: Patch hotfixes will no longer be posted for VSA 6.3. VSA 6.3 environments must upgrade to the Patch Management 2.0 add-on module by running Kaseya Server Setup (Kinstall) to start receiving Patch Management 2.0 hotfixes.
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Determine what patches are missing on managed machines. |
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Display a summary view of installed, missing and denied patches for each managed machine. |
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Perform one-time processing of all approved patches on managed machines. |
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Run procedures before and/or after patch Initial Update and Automatic Update. |
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Update missing approved patches on managed machines automatically on a recurring basis. |
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Display a detailed view of patch scan results for each managed machine. |
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Schedule the installation of missing patches for an individual machine. |
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Apply individual patches to multiple machines. |
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Uninstall patches from managed machines. |
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Cancel pending patch installations. |
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Create and delete machine patch policies. |
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Assign machine IDs as members of one or more patch policies. |
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Approve or deny patches by patch policy. |
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Approve or deny patches by patch. |
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Override patch policy default approval status by Microsoft knowledge base article. |
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Remotely set the Windows Automatic Updates settings on selected machines. |
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Determine whether or not to reboot the machine automatically after installing new patches. |
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Specify where each machine gets new patch installation files from. |
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Configure alerts for patch-related events, such as when a new patch becomes available for a managed machine. |
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Specify an alternate source location for MS Office installation files. |
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Set the command line parameters used to install patches. |
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Specify the URL to download a patch from, when the system can not automatically locate it. |