Security updates aren’t the most exciting topic—but they are one of the most important parts of keeping your business protected.
Right now, we’re seeing something that surprises a lot of people: about 13% of the systems in our community need a reboot. That means critical security updates are downloaded… but not fully protecting those computers yet.
Why reboots matter more than most people realize
Each month, Microsoft releases security fixes (often called “Patch Tuesday”). Behind the scenes, we carefully test critical patches within 24 hours, then roll out additional updates over the following week. This testing and deployment process is a core part of a healthy security program.
Here’s the catch: many of those security patches don’t actually take effect until you reboot. And we're seeing too many computers in our community that haven't been rebooted in too long.
Even more important, some patches are sequential. If the first update doesn’t fully install because the
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