What is new in Windows Autopatch: February 2024

The start of the new year brings a great opportunity for positive change, including the release of new features in Windows Autopatch. We heard your feedback! Here are some improvements made in response to your enterprise needs.

Import Update rings for Windows 10 and later in preview​

Update rings allow you to specify how and when Windows as a service updates your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device with feature and quality updates. Update rings are available for Windows 10 and later. And if you’re a Windows Autopatch customer, you can now bring existing Update rings for Windows 10 and later policies into Windows Autopatch Management. For additional information, see Configure Update rings for Windows 10 and later policy in Intune.

Importing existing rings allows you to take advantage of the many capabilities of Windows Autopatch without impacting your existing Windows update schedules. Imported rings will automatically register all targeted devices into Windows Autopatch without the need to redeploy or change your existing update rings. Additionally, important rings will be reflected in the reporting and release experience.

Learn how to import update rings for Windows 10 and later. If needed, brush up on Windows client updates, channels, and tools.

Customer defined service outcomes in preview​

Have you used Windows Autopatch reports to monitor the health and activity of your deployments? The insights from the reports can help you understand if your devices are maintaining update compliance targets.

Previously, deployment success measures were based on a static schedule of 21 days. This means that Windows Autopatch aims to keep at least 95% of eligible devices on the latest Windows quality update 21 days after release.

With this enhancement, the success of Windows Autopatch deployments will be based on your defined rings. We’ll also be introducing new columns in our release blade, as well as Windows quality and feature update reporting, to show the percentage complete for quality and feature updates. Devices that are up to date will remain in the “In Progress” status in reporting until you either get the current monthly cumulative update or an alert. If an alert is received, the status will change to “Not up to date.”

To learn more, read Service level objectives.

Improved data refresh speed and reporting accuracy​

Windows Autopatch reporting provides rich insights into your patch compliance status, so you can make informed choices about protecting against defects and vulnerabilities.

This release is changing the refresh cycle for Windows Autopatch reporting. The refresh cycle refers to the amount of time from when a change is made to when it’s reflected in reporting and other UX components. This time will be reduced from every 24 hours to every 30 minutes. This improvement supports the many data streams that Windows Autopatch uses to provide current update status for all devices enrolled into Windows Autopatch.

To learn more, see Windows quality update reporting.

Take your next step with Windows Autopatch​

We hope these enhancements will help you keep your devices secure and up to date with less hassle and more control. Get current and stay current with automation that leads to higher security and lower costs.

The ideas behind these releases originated from conversations, input, and requests from you, our customers. We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions on how we can continue to make Windows Autopatch even better for you. You can share your thoughts and ideas with us on our feedback hub or by joining our community forum.

If you want to learn more about Windows Autopatch:

• Visit our website.
• Read our documentation.
• Watch our guided demos.

If you want to try Windows Autopatch for yourself, sign up for a free trial or contact us for a demo.

Thank you for choosing Windows Autopatch and stay tuned for more updates and announcements.