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Patch for Windows User's Guide
BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
Installing and updating Click-to-Run products
Install and update content for Microsoft Click-to-Run products through BigFix Patches for Windows.
Maintaining updates
Maintaining updates involves overseeing the process of consistently applying patches, fixes, and upgrades to ensure systems remain up-to-date and secure.

Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
- Patch for Windows User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
  - Overview
    Patch for Windows™ creates Fixlets for the patches that Microsoft™ issues. The BigFix agent checks the registry, systems language, and other factors to determine if the patches are not installed or if an installed patch is corrupt. Notes® placed in the Fixlet® descriptions help Console Operators work around potential issues.
  - Patch for Windows
    You can manage Fixlets using dashboards, reports, and wizards. You can deploy, fix, and uninstall Fixlets. You can also view the breakdown of Fixlets available or needed in your deployment.
  - Installing and updating Click-to-Run products
    Install and update content for Microsoft Click-to-Run products through BigFix Patches for Windows.
    - Installing and updating Click-to-Run products
      Install and update content for Microsoft Click-to-Run products through BigFix Patches for Windows.
    - Understanding how BigFix works with Click-to-Run
      Understanding the integration of BigFix with Click-to-Run involves grasping how BigFix interacts and coordinates with the deployment and management processes of Click-to-Run software installations.
    - Setting up to download updates from a network share location
      Configure systems to download updates from a network share location.
    - Setting up the network share
      Network share involves in creating a shared folder on a server and configuring permissions to allow access to authorized users or devices within the network.
    - Configuring the Update Path
      Setting up the Update Path involves specifying the network location where the system will retrieve updates.
    - Maintaining updates
      Maintaining updates involves overseeing the process of consistently applying patches, fixes, and upgrades to ensure systems remain up-to-date and secure.
    - Enabling automatic updates
      Activating automatic updates entails configuring systems to automatically download and install updates without manual intervention, ensuring continuous maintenance, and security enhancement.
    - Disabling automatic updates
      Disabling automatic updates involves turning off the setting that allows systems to automatically download and install updates, thereby requiring manual intervention for updates to be applied.
    - Removing the Update Path
      Removing the Update Path involves deleting or deactivating the network location previously designated for retrieving updates, effectively discontinuing the use of that specific location for updates.
    - Deleting a network share
      Deleting a network share involves removing the shared folder or directory from the network, effectively revoking access to its contents for other users or devices.
    - Disabling the automatic upgrade of Office 365 – Office 2013 to Office 365 – Office 2016
      This involves in configuring settings to prevent the automatic installation of the newer version, thereby maintaining the current version of Office 365 - Office 2013 without upgrading to Office 365 - Office 2016.
    - Enabling the automatic upgrade of Office 365 – Office 2013 to Office 365 – Office 2016
      This involves in configuring settings to allow the automatic installation of the newer version, facilitating the transition from Office 365 - Office 2013 to Office 365 - Office 2016 without manual intervention.
    - Enabling Office 365 previous version Fixlets
      This topic describes users how to enable the Office 365 previous version Fixlets.
    - Removing the update source setting
      This involves in removing or resetting the designated location from which updates are retrieved.
    - Checking the Office 365 configuration
      This involves in reviewing and examining the settings and parameters within the Office 365 environment to ensure that they are properly configured and aligned with the desired setup and requirements.
  - Navigating Windows Application Update Patches in the BigFix console
    From the console, you can select the Action for the appropriate Fixlets that you want to deploy. The Action propagates across your deployment and applies patches based on the settings that you make in the Fixlet work area and the Take Action dialog.
  - Using the custom repository setting feature
    Utilizing the custom repository setting feature involves configuring a specific repository or source from which software or updates can be retrieved, allowing for greater flexibility and control over the update process.
  - Frequently asked questions
    Learn the answers to frequently asked questions.
- Patch for AIX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for AIX® provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all AIX endpoints.
- Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Red Hat Enterprise Linux endpoints.
- Patch for CentOS Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all CentOs endpoints.
- Patch for Amazon Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for Amazon Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Amazon Linux endpoints.
- Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
- Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Solaris User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Solaris provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Solaris endpoints.
- Patch for HP-UX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for HP-UX provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all HP-UX endpoints.
- Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.
- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.
- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.
- Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Rocky Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Rocky Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide
  BigFix® for Virtual Endpoint Manager provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches in a virtual environment.
- Updates for Middleware Applications
  Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.

Maintaining updates

Maintaining updates involves overseeing the process of consistently applying patches, fixes, and upgrades to ensure systems remain up-to-date and secure.

When updates become available from Microsoft, BigFix Patches for Windows releases Fixlets accordingly. BigFix provides content that triggers the update that is required for both Microsoft CDN and network share.

For example:

For the network update: Fixlet ID 365021: Office 365 Version 15.0.4797.1003 Available for Network Share for Office 365 – Office 2013
For triggering the client update: Fixlet ID 365007: Office 365 Version 15.0.4805.1003 Available - Office 2013

You can also use Fixlets to remove the update path settings, delete the network share, or disable automatic updates.