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Linux and Windows applications - middleware
Traditional BigFix Patch content focuses on a limited set of vendors with a specialty in operating system and security patching. The Updates for Linux Applications – middleware and Updates for Windows Applications – middleware content site provides coverage for upgrades to a growing list of third-party applications. This expansion helps you fill gaps in proactive patching processes.
Updates for Windows applications - middleware
With Updates for Windows applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
Enabling updates for Windows applications - middleware
You can enable updates for Windows applications from BigFix console.

Linux and Windows applications - middleware
Traditional BigFix Patch content focuses on a limited set of vendors with a specialty in operating system and security patching. The Updates for Linux Applications – middleware and Updates for Windows Applications – middleware content site provides coverage for upgrades to a growing list of third-party applications. This expansion helps you fill gaps in proactive patching processes.
- Updates for Linux applications - middleware
  With Updates for Linux applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
- Updates for Windows applications - middleware
  With Updates for Windows applications - middleware content site, customer can deploy updates to a vast number of third-party middleware applications.
  - Enabling updates for Windows applications - middleware
    You can enable updates for Windows applications from BigFix console.
  - Gathering updates for Windows applications - middleware
    Use updates for Windows applications - middleware content site to submit a gather request to the BigFix server.
  - Viewing updates for Windows applications - middleware
    You can view all the contents of the site once the site has successfully gathered. Use Show Non-Relevant Contentto view all the available contents. This will include both the relevant and non-relevant content.
  - Updates for Windows applications - middleware in WebUI
    You can view content on Updates for Windows Application - middleware in WebUI.
  - Supported applications
    The topic provides a list of supported applications for Windows middleware.
- Frequently asked questions
  Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about updates for Linux and Windows applications - extended.

Enabling updates for Windows applications - middleware

You can enable updates for Windows applications from BigFix console.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to enable Updates for Windows applications from the BigFix console licence overview dashboard:

Click Licence Overview on the BigFix Management navigation tree.
Click Compliance or Lifecycle domain on the Licence Overview dashboard.
Navigate the site list and click Enable.

Note: The site name will be updateswindowsappsmiddleware or Updates for Windows Applications Middleware.