Microsoft to roll out feature that keeps planned software updates for cos at bay

Microsoft is planning to launch a new feature that will automatically patch the vulnerabilities on its platforms.  

The company claimed that the new feature —Windows Autopatch — will remove the need for a planned update process for the IT organisations. 

To be released in July this year, Windows Autopatch will be offered as a feature to Windows 10/11 Enterprise (E3) at no additional cost. 

Microsoft offers Office 365 E3, which is a cloud-based suite of productivity apps and services with information protection and compliance capabilities included. 

“As IT departments are being asked to do more with less, Microsoft is pleased to introduce Windows Autopatch as a feature of Windows Enterprise E3, enabling IT pros to do more for less,” Microsoft’s senior product marketing manager Lior Bela said in a blogpost.  

This service will keep Windows and Office software on enrolled endpoints up-to-date automatically, at no additional cost,” he said. 

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This new feature will be rolled out with the primary objective of tackling the complexity associated with software updates in enterprise IT environments as well as in closing security gaps introduced as a result of not applying patches at regular intervals, the company said. 

The company was of the view that a productivity gap forms when feature updates that enhance users’ ability to create and collaborate aren't rolled out and as gaps widen, it can require more effort to catch up.  

“Autopatch can provide timely response to changes and confidence around introducing new changes, and close the protection and productivity gaps,” Bela said.  

The value should be felt immediately by IT admins who won’t have to plan update rollout and sequencing, and over the long term, as increased bandwidth allows them more time to focus on driving value, he added.