Security News > 2021 > March > Microsoft is giving Windows admins full control over driver updates

Microsoft has announced a new deployment service for drivers and firmware that will make it easier for IT admins to select the right drivers for devices on their enterprise network.

Once the new service is available, admins will be able to choose the drivers to be offered via Windows Update in their environment out of a selection of matching options and schedule them for deployment.

Admins will pick the right ones by browsing the entire collection of drivers primarily built by original equipment manufacturers and independent hardware vendors available on Windows Update.

This will prevent the entire catalog of drivers from being offered to endpoint users, with only those that receive admin-approval being delivered instead. "Microsoft is excited to announce a new deployment service for driver and firmware updates, giving you visibility into the drivers hosted in Windows Update that are a match for your enterprise devices [.]," the company said earlier this week.

Security incidents are often mitigated with driver updates and require a quick servicing response.

This new driver updating logic allowing enterprises to approve and schedule driver and firmware updates and monitor their deployments will be available through Windows Update for Business and Intune.

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