Manage Windows Release Upgrades with Quest SMA

Manage Windows 10 and Windows 11 release upgrades in Quest SMA with patch subscriptions, catalog downloads, schedules and workstation deployment targeting.

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.

This article provides detailed instructions on how to manage Windows release changes with the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA). Here is a summary of the key steps:

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.

Manage Windows Release Overview

Subscription

The first step is to define which Windows versions to download

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.

• Go to Security Windows Feature Updates Subscriptions

• Select the Windows 10 or Windows 11 versions to download

• Select the languages

Scheduling

• In the patch download settings

• Schedule the download of patches and features

• You can force the download

Catalog

• Once the release download is complete, you can go to the Catalog

• The Windows 10 releases are available

Manage Windows Release Overview

Creating the Schedule

Next, create a schedule for the deployment of releases on the workstations

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.

• Go to Schedules

• Create a new schedule

• Give it a name

• In the action area, select “Detect and Deploy”

• Select the workstations for deployment

• Provide a notification if needed

• Then specify the restart notification criteria

• Schedule the installation of the releases on the workstations

Schedule Status

At the bottom of the schedule task, you will find the result

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.

Useful external reference: Quest KACE resources.