Patch Management

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1 week ago Dec 19, 2025

Is patch management through local server possible?

Hey everyone, I’m hitting a wall with our bandwidth. We’ve got a bunch of Windows 11 endpoints across five branch offices. Every 'Patch Tuesday,' our WAN links just crawl because every single machine tries to pull a 4GB Cumulative Update from Microsoft at the same time.  I’m using an MDM solution to manage them, and I’m wondering: Is there a way to push a script or a policy…

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5 months ago Aug 14, 2025

Sites and DAFS supercharged — smarter scheduling, sharing, and delivery!

Your patching toolkit just leveled up. With the latest enhancements to Sites and DAFS, managing patches is now quicker, smarter, and perfectly aligned with your schedule. Here’s what’s new: Site settings gets new addition Now in the Admin tab, you can add Business hours to define when devices are actively used, and Maintenance hours to…

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5 months ago Aug 08, 2025

Time to Shift Gears: Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade Made Easy with Hexnode

Hi everyone, This post walks you through everything you need to know about managing the Windows 10 to 11 upgrade using Hexnode. Windows 10 has had a great run since its launch in 2015. Between Windows Hello, ATP, Virtual Desktops, and the UWP app model, it really changed how we work. But now it's time…

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5 months ago Aug 08, 2025

Software Update Preferences for iOS – Powered by DDM

IT administrators can now take full control over how and when iOS devices receive system and security updates, all with fewer delays and less back-and-forth between the device and the server. We’re thrilled to introduce support for Declarative Device Management (DDM)–powered Software Update Preferences for iOS devices! What’s New? Seamless configuration of managed iOS software…

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6 months ago Jul 03, 2025

How to group multiple patches for deployment?

Hey Community, so, the question is how do i group multiple patches for devices. Now the thing is i can deploy the patches individually; however, I've noticed this way of updating leads to overhead due to the time lost in reboot cycles. What are some of the strategies that we could implement using Hexnode where…

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8 months ago May 12, 2025

Can someone explain how Asset Risk Profile fits into patch management?

Hey all, I’m setting up patch management policies for our Windows and macOS endpoints and came across the concept of Asset Risk Profile in a few articles. I understand it's meant to help prioritize devices during patch rollout, but I’m a bit fuzzy on how it’s actually used in practice. Can someone explain what exactly…

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8 months ago Apr 27, 2025

Patch source validation

We've been revisiting our patch management process and one term that keeps coming up is Patch source validation. I understand it's about using trusted sources for updates, but I'm wondering what exactly counts as “validation” in this case. And how does this help reduce the risk of supply chain attacks?

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