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In an effort to reduce the work interruption caused by the required PC restarts after monthly Microsoft patching, ITS is exploring ways to adjust the implementing a new process to reduce the workday impacts of patch installation.
Going forward, your PC will no longer restart as soon as the installation of monthly Microsoft patches has completed. You will still see a notification informing you of the need to restart your PC, but that restart will not be forced as a result of the completion of patch installation. If you do not restart your University-owned computer for 2 weeks after the patches were released, ITS will force a restart.
Notification of the need to restart, forced restart not implemented
Note the lack of a timer bar on the new notification window. When you see this style of notification window your PC will not restart without you choosing to do so.
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A restart is Stillrequired to complete the update installation. Shutting down your PC does not fulfill this requirement. The restart notification window will continue to remind you on a regular basis until a restart has been performed. If you do not restart your University-owned computer for 2 weeks after the patches were released, ITS will force a restart. What you can expect to see when ITS forces a restart on your Windows computer can be seenhere.
Notification Window after Forced Restart is implemented
