Software Update Payload

Payload that manages operating system update behavior. Controls automatic checks, downloads, installation deferrals, and enforcement windows.

What to Know

Software updates contain critical security patches, bug fixes, and new features that protect devices from evolving threats and maintain compatibility with modern applications. The Software Update payload enables IT to balance security with stability by enforcing security updates quickly while deferring major OS releases for testing and validation. Without centralized update management, devices fall behind on patches, creating security vulnerabilities that attackers actively exploit.

Unmanaged updates create support challenges when users install major OS versions before enterprise applications are validated for compatibility. The Software Update payload provides control over update timing, user deferrals, and installation windows, ensuring updates occur during appropriate maintenance windows rather than disrupting business operations.

Common Scenarios

Enterprise IT: Enforcing security updates within 30 days while deferring major OS releases for 90 days to allow application testing. IT schedules forced update installations during off-hours and provides users with deferral options up to a deadline, after which updates install automatically.

MSP: Managing update policies across diverse client environments with varying risk tolerances and change management processes. MSPs create staged rollout plans where updates deploy first to pilot groups, then broader populations after validation, minimizing business disruption from compatibility issues.

Education: Deferring major updates during academic years to maintain stable classroom environments, then deploying updates during summer breaks when devices are not in active use. Schools balance security update urgency with instructional continuity and testing schedules.

In Addigy

Addigy’s Software Update payload configuration provides controls for automatic updates, deferral periods, installation deadlines, and user notification settings. Addigy allows separate policies for rapid security responses and major OS updates, enabling nuanced update management strategies. Addigy’s dashboard displays update compliance status and identifies devices running outdated OS versions requiring attention.

Addigy can enforce update installations through MDM commands and provides logging of update status, failures, and user deferrals. Addigy integrates with Addigy’s alerting system to notify admins when critical security updates are available or when devices exceed defined update deadlines.