Planned Maintenance – Windows Autopatch configuration update – March 2024

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 23, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Planned Maintenance: As part of our routine device management services, we will deploy the next update of the Windows Autopatch baseline (version 2403) to your Microsoft Entra ID organization (tenant). 

When this will happen:

We expect to start deployment on March 4th, 2024, and plan for its completion by late March 2024 via the following schedule:

• Test ring: March 4th, 2024
• First ring: March 6th, 2024
• Fast ring: March 11th, 2024
• Broad ring: March 18th, 2024

How this affects your organization:

To monitor this and other deployments, visit the Microsoft Intune admin center.

Summary of changes: Update Autopatch Client Setup script to strengthen/Improve File Encryption logic during log collection, bolstering security. 

This maintenance is planned outside of normal business hours, to help minimize any impact to your organization.

For organizations with users around the globe, we recognize that “outside of normal business hours” might affect you differently. We apologize for the impact this may have on your users. We are working hard to improve, to minimize these maintenance windows.

What you need to do to prepare:

No action is required. If you have any questions or concerns, or need assistance, file a service request by visiting the Microsoft Intune admin center.

Message ID: MC718548