On-Premise Patch Management

A new unified patch management solution for on-premises environments is now available, streamlining both OS and third-party application patches in one place.

What’s New?

If you are currently utilizing the Classic Patch Settings, this guide will help you transition seamlessly to the new workflow.

Centralized Patch Management Interface

All patch-related features have been consolidated into a single Patch Management section to eliminate menu navigation overhead. The menu has been reorganized as follows:

Menu Item	Description	Guidelines
Overview	A centralized dashboard providing full visibility key patch insights across systems and applications. By emphasizing risk-based prioritization, the dashboard helps you identify and focus on the vulnerabilities that matter most.	Patch Dashboard (OS) Patch Dashboard (Application)
Patches	Previously located under Inventory. An automated tracking system that monitors missing operating system patches and third-party application updates across all endpoints.	Missing Patch Management (OS) Third-Party Application Patch Management
Deployments	Replaces Patch Settings. Helps you create equivalent, on-demand deployment tasks using your existing configurations.	On-Demand Deployment (OS) On-Demand Deployment (Application)
Policy	Establish policy-based, automated deployments to keep endpoints updated with minimal manual intervention.	Patch Management Policy (OS) Patch Policy (Application)
Logs	Access comprehensive, historical patch execution logs for auditing and troubleshooting.	Guideline for this feature is coming soon

Feature Availability

Fresh Installations (Version 10.6.2605 and later): The new Patch Management solution is enabled by default.
Upgraded Installations (To Version 10.6.2605 and later): Administrators can manually toggle between the Classic and New Patch Management experiences to evaluate the new workflows.

How to switch to New Patch Management?

Administrators can enable the new interface using either of the following two methods:

Click Try Now on the Introducing New Patch Management dashboard banner.
Open the User Profile Menu in the top-right corner and select Switch to New Patch Management.

Note Once you switch to the new solution, all MetaDefender Endpoints will temporarily pause the execution of legacy Classic Patch Settings configurations until the experience is toggled back.

How to switch back to Classic Patch Settings?

If you need to revert to the classic interface:

Open the User Profile Menu in the top-right corner.
Select Switch to Classic Patch Settings.

Note Upon reverting to the classic interface, all MetaDefender Endpoints will pause the execution of new Patch Deployment policies until the new Patch Management solution is re-enabled.

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