It can be hard to find the right way to patch Windows 10 – also when Microsoft release patches outside “Patch Tuesday”.
For that reason I have implemented a simple and successful patch flow – that is running over the month with 3 flows – 08., 18. and 28. in the month.
- 5 days in test – with deadline as soon as possible.
- 5 days in production – with deadline the last day.
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/patchflow8_18_28-1024x130.png?media=1711270082)
To manage this – I have configured 9 Automatic Deployment Rules(ADR) for:
- Windows 10
- Office 365
- Other
On each ADR – I have added an extra deployment to the Production collection. So when a make the ADR I point to the Test collection.
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/patch_ADR-1024x680.png?media=1711270082)
For Windows 10 ADR – this is the same filter on all 3:
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Win10_ADR-1024x998.png?media=1711270082)
For Other ADR – this is the same filter on all 3:
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Other_ADR-1024x998.png?media=1711270082)
For Office 365 ADR – again, same filter on all 3:
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Office_ADR-1024x998.png?media=1711270082)
Here you see my Patch Management collection view – and the reason I have created a collection for each ADR group – is only if I like to manage who get what updates.
![](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.simsenblog.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PatchManagement_collections-1024x486.png?media=1711270082)