Most of the time, Windows Update does its job by automatically installing the latest updates , requiring minimal or no intervention from us. Sometimes, however, unexpected events occur, leading to the update installation becoming stuck, freezing, or stopping. In such cases, you may find yourself wondering what went wrong.
In this article, we will help you select the best patch management software for your organization; we will examine the top 10 patch management solutions in 2025, discuss the most important features to look for in a patching tool, and answer other important questions.
Update approval/decline is a helpful patch management feature that provides your IT team with granular control over which specific software updates will be deployed within your environments. Simply put, instead of automatically installing every single available update, you can review each one separately and approve or decline it based on the organization’s specific requirements.
We are thrilled to share that Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT research and consulting firm established in 1996, has recently published an impact brief highlighting Action1’s expansion of our free service tier. As recognized in EMA’s analysis, our cloud-native autonomous endpoint management platform now supports up to 200 endpoints for free, making us a pioneer in the industry to offer an AEM solution at no cost on this scale.
With Microsoft phasing out core features and modern environments demanding real-time enforcement, visibility, and cross-platform support, the writing is on the wall. This article explores why WSUS no longer fits and what the future of patch management looks like.
In this issue: April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, WinRAR, Apple, Linux Bootloaders, Splunk. Next.js, VMware Tools, NGINX Ingress, Veeam, Cisco, Apache Tomcat, and Fortinet.
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Group Policy is a fundamental Windows administrative framework that provides centralized management of system configurations and security protocols across networked Windows environments.
One often encountered example is in networks with high system turnover. It is not uncommon to accumulate agents in Action1 that no longer exist in your AD. So how can you take data from two separate systems to achieve a unified result? With PSAction1, of course!
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Update Rings is a powerful feature designed to simplify and improve patch management efficiency. When combined with autonomous endpoint management, it creates a mechanism for successful update deployment with minimal human intervention.
In this issue: March 2025 Patch Tuesday updates and third-party vulnerabilities, including web browsers, Android, VMware, Cisco, Paragon Partition Manager, Parallels Desktop, MongoDB, Ivanti, Citrix, Microsoft Bing & Power Pages, Juniper Networks, OpenSSH, Fortinet, and Progress Software LoadMaster.
In this article, we will explore why updates are crucial, how to check your Windows 11 version, and various methods to keep your system current, including manual updates and automated solutions.
Action1 is gaining traction—and the industry is taking notice. Rapid7 has just launched an official extension for Action1, making it even easier to integrate autonomous endpoint management into existing security workflows.
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