Microsoft has introduced a new update method for Windows 11 Enterprise users called "hotpatching," which, as reported by Windows Latest, hopes to reduce the number of required system reboots.

Windows 11 Enterprise version 24H2 adds support for hotpatching You can install some security updates without rebooting AMD64 and Intel supported now, Arm64 later ...

You know how you have to restart your computer after installing a Windows update? And sometimes you even have to reboot several times in a row for everything to apply ...

Microsoft has announced it will require paid subscriptions for Windows Server 2025 hotpatching, a service that enables admins to install security updates without ...

On devices where hotpatching is available, Windows allows users to install OS security updates by downloading and installing them in the background without rebooting the device. To do that ...

Microsoft recently described some updates to Windows Server, including the introduction of global hotpatching and the planned deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Late last week ...

Windows 11 gets support for hotpatching. It can be tested with Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise as a preview. This means that desktop systems can also manage without a monthly reboot. Microsoft has ...

Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 will be generally available from July 1, 2025. This is a subscription model. Microsoft charges 1.50 US dollars per CPU core per month for the function.

Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 has been free while in preview, but when the option leaves preview in July, it will cost $1.50 per CPU core per month. I suspect many who manage servers already ...