Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Security Patches

AdminStudio 2025 R2 | 30.0 | Patch Impact Analysis

Support for importing Microsoft OS Security Patch files and the Patch Impact Analysis Wizard are included with AdminStudio Enterprise Edition.

You can import Microsoft OS patch information into the Application Catalog so that you can analyze the full impact of installing these patches on user machines. Based on the analysis results, you can determine the level of testing you need to perform before distributing a Microsoft OS patch throughout your enterprise.

You can import Microsoft security patch files into the Application Catalog using the Import Wizard. You can then analyze the impact of installing a security patch file using the Patch Impact Analysis wizard.

Information about the patch impact analysis is presented in the following sections: