Patch Management Patch Detection Control

When you enable Patch Management, both Microsoft and Third Party patching are automatically enabled by default.

With N-central's Patch Management, you can control the type of patching that you use. You are able to configure your settings to only detect and install Microsoft patching, third party patching, or both.

Enabling Microsoft patching will set these registered key values.
If Third Party patching is enabled, reference the Patching third-party software page and the N-central third-party software patch list.

Configure for one device

To configure your patch preferences for a single device.

  1. Click Views > All Devices.
  2. Select the device by clicking the device name in the Name column.
  3. Click Settings > Patch Management.
  4. Click the check box next to one or both of the following:
    Manage Windows Patching

    previously called "Native OS Patching"

    		Select to allow the detection and installation of Windows patches
    Enable Third-Party PatchingSelect to allow the detection and installation of Third-party patches
  5. Click Save.

Configure for multiple devices

To configure your patch preferences for a single device.

  1. Click Views > All Devices.
  2. Click the check boxes for each device and click Edit.
  3. Scroll down to the Patch Management section.
  4. Click the check box next to one or both of the following:
    Manage Windows Patching

    previously called "Native OS Patching".

    		Select to allow the detection and installation of Windows patches
    Enable Third-Party PatchingSelect to allow the detection and installation of Third-party patches
  5. Click Save.