Per ITS policystandards, keeping Windows up to date with all critical patches security updates is required to keep your PC connected to the University network. ITS pushes the updates to university-owned computers but action is needed by the user to ensure updates are fully installed.
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 /wiki/spaces/OCIO/pages/48378802.
To ensure your PC maintains compliance with this policy, ITS recommends the following:
- 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 exploring ways to adjust the 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.
Notification of the need to restart, countdown to 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 /wiki/spaces/OCIO/pages/48378802. 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. What you can expect to see when ITS forces a restart on your Windows computer can be seenhere.
Notification Window after Countdown to Restart is implemented
If you see this window, the computer will restart automatically when the countdown is complete. You can choose to restart sooner by clicking on the restart button in the window. Clicking on the snooze button only dismisses the notification window, it will not delay the restart itself.