Since 2003, Microsoft has released large numbers of patches for their operating systems and other software products on “Patch Tuesday” – the second Tuesday of every month. While Microsoft attempts to quickly release security patches, frequently applying patches to production-level servers can have a negative effect on productivity and stability. The service not only delivers software updates, but also many Microsoft antivirus products. Windows Update is a Microsoft service for MS Windows operating systems that automates downloads of Windows software updates. It is typically a stop-gap measure until a new full release of the software becomes available. Patches are a type of code that is inserted (or patched) into the code of an existing software program.

Windows patch management is the process of managing patches for Microsoft Windows.

Patch management consists of scanning computers, mobile devices or other machines on a network for missing software updates, known as “patches” and fixing the problem by deploying those patches as soon as they become available.

Windows updates manager