Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Security Patches

AdminStudio 2022 | 23.0 | Patch Impact Analysis

Edition:Support for importing Microsoft OS Security Patch files and the Patch Impact Analysis Wizard are included with AdminStudio Enterprise Edition.

You can import Microsoft OS patch information into the Application Catalog so that you can analyze the full impact of installing these patches on user machines. Based on the analysis results, you can determine the level of testing you need to perform before distributing a Microsoft OS patch throughout your enterprise.

You can import Microsoft security patch files into the Application Catalog using the Import Wizard. You can then analyze the impact of installing a security patch file using the Patch Impact Analysis wizard.

Information about the patch impact analysis is presented in the following sections:

Patch Impact Analysis Help Library

Section

Description

About Microsoft Operating System Patch Files

Explains what Microsoft operating system security patches are, and why you should include them in your package testing processes.

Importing Microsoft OS Security Patch Files

Explains how to download and import a Microsoft operating system patch into the Application Catalog.

Identifying and Downloading Microsoft Operating System Patch Files
Importing a Microsoft Operating System Security Patch Into the Application Catalog

Analyzing the Impact of Installing a Microsoft Operating System Patch

Explains how to use the Application Catalog Patch Impact Analysis Wizard to identify conflicts between Microsoft operating system security patches and the packages and OS Snapshots in the Application Catalog.

Reference

Describes all of the panels in the Patch Impact Analysis Wizard and Patch Properties dialog box.