Security News > 2021 > April > Microsoft releases new APIs for managing Windows Update

New Microsoft Graph APIs released today in public preview allow developers and IT professionals to manage Windows 10 updates and expedite Windows 10 security updates in enterprise environments.

"By connecting deployment service capabilities with Microsoft Graph, app developers can easily build rich update management tools and extend these experiences with contextual user data," Microsoft Principal Program Manager David Mebane explained.

The deployment service Mebane refers to is the Windows Update for Business deployment service, a cloud service announced by Microsoft in March and providing control over the approval, scheduling, monitoring, and safeguarding of Windows Update controls.

Schedule update deployments to begin on a specific date Stage deployments over a period of days or weeks using rich expressions Bypass pre-configured Windows Update for Business policies to immediately deploy a security update across your organization when emergencies arise Ensure coverage of hardware and software in your organization through deployments that are tailored to your unique device population through automatic piloting Leverage Microsoft ML to automatically identify and pause deployments to devices that are likely to be impacted by a safeguard hold Manage driver and firmware updates just like feature updates and quality updates.

Approve and schedule specific feature updates to be delivered from Windows Update on a specific date - including skipping or not taking feature updates.

Stage deployments over a period of days or weeks using rich expressions Bypass pre-configured Windows Update for Business policies to immediately deploy a security update across your organization.

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