Software Patch Management for Windows Servers and Workstations
Gain control over Windows server patching and workstations
SolarWinds® Patch Manager is built to integrate with WSUS and the Microsoft update agent to automatically update Windows patches based on custom schedules. You can also create different patching schedules for different business groups within your organization per custom requirements.
Patch Manager is designed to help you proactively identify which servers and workstations need to be patched, and can then help you build patch deployment packages. You can control and schedule software patching for target nodes based on operating systems, IP range, or any custom grouping or individual selections.
Streamline third-party software patch management
Using Patch Manager, you can easily create before-and-after deployment package scenarios to help ensure complex third-party patches such as Oracle Java are deployed successfully without any complicated scripts.
With SolarWinds Patch Manager, you can also easily build and designate specific actions to occur before or after package deployment to ensure your patches get installed and deployed per your schedule. For example, you can have a set of pre- and post-deployment scenarios, such as starting and stopping services, running custom scripts, and dynamically detecting applications in need of frequent updates.
Manage patch deployments with advanced scheduling and rebooting
Windows patch management tools give you control over patch management processes. Patch Manager allows you total control over which servers and workstations get installed with which patches and where, while also allowing you to proactively schedule updates to occur whenever is most convenient—such as during network downtime or periods of low end-user usage.
Patch Manager can also give you the power to schedule patch applications within tight maintenance timeframes, and to force refresh on group policy for servers and workstations should a new urgent patch update be released. You can also immediately download and install updates for specific servers or workstations—without doing an RDP session—and choose which patches have to be installed based on date released, critical level, or other criteria.
Leverage patch management wizard for customized applications
SolarWinds Patch Manager is designed to simplify patching of custom software and other applications by allowing you to easily creating custom packages, without complex scripting.
Users no longer have to rely on System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP). The Windows patch management software in Patch Manager can also enable the deployment of a custom package—MSI, MSP, EXE via Microsoft WSUS, or SCCM. When deploying or patching custom apps or software, Patch Manager is designed to offer a more streamlined process than with SCUP alone.
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What is Windows patch management?
Windows patch management involves downloading and deploying new patches designed to resolve newly identified issues and potential vulnerabilities as they’re released by Microsoft.
Why is patching Windows important?
Since many end users simply click “Ignore” when a program suggests a new update, and, in other cases, patching may not be regularly accomplished. However, these unpatched Windows systems and applications can easily become security risks. It’s common for hackers to exploit potential vulnerabilities before new patches can be released and successfully deployed.
Speed is critical here—the faster you can get ahead and respond to potential security threats, the greater your chances of preventing or mitigating the damage cyberattacks can cause. By proactively patching applications, operating systems, and software, Windows patch management can also help minimize the amount of time vulnerabilities may be available to hackers.
What do Windows patch management tools do?
Windows patch management tools can help provide a centralized view of patches applied to devices across the network, which can allow users to quickly identify which systems are up to date and which need attention. The software can also periodically check for new patches.
Windows patch management software can also help automate much of the security patching process, allowing you to apply Windows server patching and application patching automatically—freeing you up from having to manually install patches on each device to help ensure your systems are kept up-to-date and secure. Patch management for Windows can also involve scheduling and running these patches and tracking whether they’ve been successfully installed.
How does Windows patch management work in Patch Manager?
SolarWinds Patch Manager is designed to streamline the Windows patch management process by not only automating the management of new and missing patches, but also automating the reporting process—which can help ensure you’re kept up to date about the status of devices within your environment.
The time it takes to manually research, package, and test new patches for your third-party applications can be extensive. Patch Manager offers patch packages ready to be quickly deployed using Microsoft WSUS or Microsoft SCCM—designed and tested by SolarWinds for a number of common and often business-critical applications, including Adobe, Citrix Receiver for Windows Enterprise, Dameware® Mini Remote Control, Foxit, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Notepad++, Opera Browser, and Oracle/Sun Java Runtime Environment.
Related Features and Tools
What is Windows patch management?
Windows patch management involves downloading and deploying new patches designed to resolve newly identified issues and potential vulnerabilities as they’re released by Microsoft.
Software patch management for Windows servers and workstations
Patch Manager
- WSUS is an excellent tool, but it lacks the ability to effectively schedule patches and report on patch status and inventory.
- Despite using SCCM, when it comes to patch management and software distribution of non-Microsoft updates, things can get complicated.
- The time between the discovery of an operating system or application vulnerability and the emergence of an exploit is decreasing.
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