Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Speed up Windows patching with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopatch, and Hotpatch to counter AI-discovered vulnerabilities. Watch, and you'll know how to shrink your patch window from weeks to days — tightening deferral policies, activating protection without reboots, and blocking non-compliant devices before they're exploited.
AI now finds and exploits software vulnerabilities in hours instead of weeks — including zero days — so the old habit of delaying security patches by a couple of weeks is now a real risk. Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, walks through Microsoft's updated patch deployment recommendations and shows how to put them in place across Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps, and the Edge browser.
🎓 What you'll learn:
- How to assess unpatched device exposure with the new Windows Autopatch report in Microsoft Intune
- How to tighten Windows update deferral to under 3 days, deadlines to 0–1 day, and grace period to a max of 2 days
- How Hotpatch updates — now on by default — apply protection on install without a reboot
- How to automate ring-based deployment with Windows Autopatch and set Microsoft 365 Apps servicing profiles to the Monthly Enterprise Channel
- How to block non-compliant devices from internal resources using Conditional Access
👥 Who it's for: Windows and endpoint admins, IT security and compliance leads, and Microsoft 365 administrators responsible for update deployment, device compliance, and patch management strategy.
The speed at which AI can now discover and exploit vulnerabilities means your defenses have to adjust. Microsoft-addressed vulnerabilities have climbed since April, reaching 206 in June, and ahead of May's Patch Tuesday Microsoft's own MDASH multi-model agentic scanning harness found 16 new vulnerabilities across the Windows networking authentication stack — including four critical remote code execution flaws. For the devices you manage where you can afford tighter timelines, this video explains updated recommendations and shows how to speed up patching.
It starts by assessing risk exposure for unpatched devices using the Windows Autopatch report in Microsoft Intune, then tightening deferral policies on the devices where it makes sense, and using Hotpatch to activate protection on install without requiring reboots. Windows Autopatch automates update deployments using rings to progressively apply updates to the device groups you define, covering Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Edge. You can put equivalent time-bound policies in place with Microsoft Configuration Manager and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). And to keep internal resources protected, you can enforce access controls with Conditional Access to block non-compliant devices. The result: faster patching, fewer reboots, and a stronger security posture.
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 AI and Windows patch management
01:13 Updated patching deferral thresholds in Windows Autopatch and Intune
01:46 Hotpatch updates on by default — no reboot
02:05 Assess exposure with the Windows Autopatch report
02:30 Ring-based deployment + Microsoft 365 Apps servicing profile
02:50 Conditional Access for non-compliant devices
03:16 Wrap up
🔗 Related links:
For what you can do beyond patching, go to https://aka.ms/securenow
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Speed up Windows patching with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopatch, and Hotpatch to counter AI-discovered vulnerabilities. Watch, and you'll know how to shrink your patch window from weeks to days — tightening deferral policies, activating protection without reboots, and blocking non-compliant devices before they're exploited.
AI now finds and exploits software vulnerabilities in hours instead of weeks — including zero days — so the old habit of delaying security patches by a couple of weeks is now a real risk. Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, walks through Microsoft's updated patch deployment recommendations and shows how to put them in place across Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps, and the Edge browser.
🎓 What you'll learn:
- How to assess unpatched device exposure with the new Windows Autopatch report in Microsoft Intune
- How to tighten Windows update deferral to under 3 days, deadlines to 0–1 day, and grace period to a max of 2 days
- How Hotpatch updates — now on by default — apply protection on install without a reboot
- How to automate ring-based deployment with Windows Autopatch and set Microsoft 365 Apps servicing profiles to the Monthly Enterprise Channel
- How to block non-compliant devices from internal resources using Conditional Access
👥 Who it's for: Windows and endpoint admins, IT security and compliance leads, and Microsoft 365 administrators responsible for update deployment, device compliance, and patch management strategy.
The speed at which AI can now discover and exploit vulnerabilities means your defenses have to adjust. Microsoft-addressed vulnerabilities have climbed since April, reaching 206 in June, and ahead of May's Patch Tuesday Microsoft's own MDASH multi-model agentic scanning harness found 16 new vulnerabilities across the Windows networking authentication stack — including four critical remote code execution flaws. For the devices you manage where you can afford tighter timelines, this video explains updated recommendations and shows how to speed up patching.
It starts by assessing risk exposure for unpatched devices using the Windows Autopatch report in Microsoft Intune, then tightening deferral policies on the devices where it makes sense, and using Hotpatch to activate protection on install without requiring reboots. Windows Autopatch automates update deployments using rings to progressively apply updates to the device groups you define, covering Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Edge. You can put equivalent time-bound policies in place with Microsoft Configuration Manager and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). And to keep internal resources protected, you can enforce access controls with Conditional Access to block non-compliant devices. The result: faster patching, fewer reboots, and a stronger security posture.
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 AI and Windows patch management
01:13 Updated patching deferral thresholds in Windows Autopatch and Intune
01:46 Hotpatch updates on by default — no reboot
02:05 Assess exposure with the Windows Autopatch report
02:30 Ring-based deployment + Microsoft 365 Apps servicing profile
02:50 Conditional Access for non-compliant devices
03:16 Wrap up
🔗 Related links:
For what you can do beyond patching, go to https://aka.ms/securenow
► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics?
As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft.
- Subscribe to our YouTube: youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries
- Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog
- Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast
► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social:
- Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/MSFTMechanics
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#WindowsAutopatch #MicrosoftIntune #Hotpatch #PatchManagement #EndpointSecurity
