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zero-day updates
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Zero-day updates on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's initiative to integrate critical quality and security patches into the Windows 11 out-of-box experience (OOBE) via Autopilot and Intune ESP. This approach ensures devices are patched before user sign-in, reducing post-deployment vulnerabilities. Discussions focus on how zero-day updates streamline provisioning for enterprise IT, shorten time-to-compliance, and introduce new operational considerations for managing update flows during setup. The tag reflects practical implications for administrators deploying Windows 11 with Autopilot, emphasizing the shift from reactive patching to proactive, in-provisioning security updates.
Microsoft is rolling a significant change to how new Windows 11 PCs are provisioned: eligible devices will now check for and install the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) so users sign in on day one with a patched, compliant system. This shift, delivered...
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