Microsoft today released the Windows Autopatch update for May 2023. Microsoft called the latest version its most “impactful” update because it brought many issues related to operating system quality, functionality and Improvements and changes related to security updates, policy alerts, and more.
Microsoft also stated that the impact of Autopatch is also reflected in resource management because it has saved a lot of time, money and energy since adopting the automatic update method in the cloud.
Microsoft cites a paid research report titled “The Expected Total Economic Impact of Windows Autopatch,” which says businesses can save roughly 50% to 95% of their workload with Windows Autopatch. The report’s key findings also show that Microsoft saved more than $1 million this way, including $848,000 in efficiency gains and nearly $500,000 in on-site infrastructure costs. There are also some unquantifiable benefits, which are broken down as follows:
Quantified Expected Benefits:
Saved patching teams $848,000 in efficiency gains.
IT teams are 80% more efficient at reporting on patch compliance.
Increased patch success rate by 13 percent, reduced disruption to end users, and reduced the number of requests submitted by users seeking help from IT or technical support when encountering issues.
Saved nearly $470,000 by reducing use of previous solution and on-site infrastructure.Unquantifiable benefits:
Increased security level.
Transfer the decision-making power of patching to Microsoft.First released in April 2022, Windows Autopatch is designed to help IT administrators manage the rollout of Windows 10 and Windows 11 updates across the enterprise, including feature updates, drivers, firmware, and Microsoft 365 Apps. The service will be able to detect which updates need to be performed by using a series of “test rings” and will be able to check settings through Microsoft Endpoint Manager, administrators will just have to follow the instructions to get it up and running.
