Per ITS policy, keeping Windows up to date with all critical patches security updates is required to keep your PC connected to the University network.
To fully install the patchessecurity updates, you must restart your computer. A shutdown and then power on will not fully install patchessecurity updates. More information on the difference is here.
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- Restart your PC as soon as possible following the appearance of the restart reminder window.
- Restarting Restart your PC on a weekly basis to keep your PC operating efficiently.
In an effort to reduce the work interruption caused by the required PC restarts after monthly Microsoft patching, ITS is implementing a new process to reduce the workday impacts of patch Windows security updates installation.
Going forward, your PC will no longer restart as soon as the installation of monthly Microsoft patches security updates 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 security updates were released, ITS will force begin a countdown to restart. You will then have 90 minutes to 4 hours to restart your computer.
Notification of the need to restart, forced countdown to restart not implemented
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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 security updates were released, ITS will force begin a countdown to restart.
Notification Window after Forced Restart is implemented
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