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articles/update-center/deploy-updates.md

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Update management center (preview) is available in all [Azure public regions](support-matrix.md#supported-regions).
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## Configure reboot settings
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The registry keys listed in [Configuring Automatic Updates by editing the registry](/windows/deployment/update/waas-wu-settings#configuring-automatic-updates-by-editing-the-registry) and [Registry keys used to manage restart](/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#registry-keys-used-to-manage-restart) can cause your machines to reboot, even if you specify **Never Reboot** in the **Schedule** settings. Configure these registry keys to best suit your environment.
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## Install updates on single VM
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- In **Select resources**, choose the machine and select **Add**.
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1. In **Updates**, specify the updates to include in the deployment. For each product, select or deselect all supported update classifications and specify the ones to include in your update deployment. If your deployment is meant to apply only for a select set of updates, its necessary to deselect all the pre-selected update classifications when configuring the **Inclusion/exclusion** updates described below. This ensures only the updates you've specified to include in this deployment are installed on the target machine.
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1. In **Updates**, specify the updates to include in the deployment. For each product, select or deselect all supported update classifications and specify the ones to include in your update deployment. If your deployment is meant to apply only for a select set of updates, it's necessary to deselect all the pre-selected update classifications when configuring the **Inclusion/exclusion** updates described below. This ensures only the updates you've specified to include in this deployment are installed on the target machine.
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> [!NOTE]
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> - Selected Updates shows a preview of OS updates which may be installed based on the last OS update assessment information available. If the OS update assessment information in update center management (preview) is obsolete, the actual updates installed would vary. Especially if you have chosen to install a specific update category, where the OS updates applicable may vary as new packages or KB Ids may be available for the category.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/deploy-updates/include-update-classification-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot on including update classification." lightbox="./media/deploy-updates/include-update-classification-expanded.png":::
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- Select **Include KB ID/package** to include in the updates. Enter a comma-separated list of Knowledge Base article ID numbers to include or exclude for Windows updates. For example, `3103696, 3134815`. For Windows, you can refer to the [MSRC link](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments) to get the details of the latest Knowledge Base released. For supported Linux distros, you specify a comma separated list of packages by the package name, and you can include wildcards. For example, `kernel*, glibc, libc=1.0.1`. Based on the options specified, update management center (preview) shows a preview of OS updates under the **Selected Updates** section.
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- Select **Include KB ID/package** to include in the updates. Enter a comma separated list of Knowledge Base article ID numbers to include or exclude for Windows updates. For example, `3103696, 3134815`. For Windows, you can refer to the [MSRC link](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments) to get the details of the latest Knowledge Base released. For supported Linux distros, you specify a comma separated list of packages by the package name, and you can include wildcards. For example, `kernel*, glibc, libc=1.0.1`. Based on the options specified, update management center (preview) shows a preview of OS updates under the **Selected Updates** section.
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- To exclude updates that you don't want to install, select **Exclude KB ID/package**. We recommend checking this option because updates that are not displayed here might be installed, as newer updates might be available.
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- To ensure that the updates published are on or before a specific date, select **Include by maximum patch publish date** and in the Include by maximum patch publish date , choose the date and select **Add** and **Next**.
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- To ensure that the updates published are on or before a specific date, select **Include by maximum patch publish date** and in the Include by maximum patch publish date, choose the date and select **Add** and **Next**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/deploy-updates/include-patch-publish-date-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot on including patch publish date." lightbox="./media/deploy-updates/include-patch-publish-date-expanded.png":::
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You can browse information about your Azure VMs and Arc-enabled servers across your Azure subscriptions. For more information, see [Update deployment history](manage-multiple-machines.md#update-deployment-history).
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After your scheduled deployment starts, you can see it's status on the **History** tab. It displays the total number of deployments including the successful and failed deployments.
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After your scheduled deployment starts, you can see its status on the **History** tab. It displays the total number of deployments including the successful and failed deployments.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/deploy-updates/updates-history-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing updates history." lightbox="./media/deploy-updates/updates-history-expanded.png":::
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#### [Arc-enabled VMs](#tab/arcvms)
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There are no pre-requisities for patch orchestration. However, you must associate a schedule with the VM for Schedule patching. For more information, see [Configure schedule patching on Azure VMs to ensure business continuity](../prerequsite-for-schedule-patching.md).
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There are no prerequisites for patch orchestration. However, you must associate a schedule with the VM for Schedule patching. For more information, see [Configure schedule patching on Azure VMs to ensure business continuity](../prerequsite-for-schedule-patching.md).
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> You can register for the preview feature *InGuestPatchDynamicScope* through PowerShell and CLI. For more information, see [Register preview features](../../azure-resource-manager/management/preview-features.md).

articles/update-center/scheduled-patching.md

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1. All VMs in a common [availability set](../virtual-machines/availability-set-overview.md) aren't updated concurrently.
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1. VMs in a common availability set are updated within Update Domain boundaries and, VMs across multiple Update Domains aren't updated concurrently.
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The registry keys listed in [Configuring Automatic Updates by editing the registry](/windows/deployment/update/waas-wu-settings#configuring-automatic-updates-by-editing-the-registry) and [Registry keys used to manage restart](/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#registry-keys-used-to-manage-restart) can cause your machines to reboot, even if you specify **Never Reboot** in the **Schedule** settings. Configure these registry keys to best suit your environment.
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The following are the recommended limits for the mentioned indicators:

articles/update-center/support-matrix.md

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**Linux**: If you include a specific third party software repository in the Linux package manager repository location, it is scanned when it performs software update operations. The package won't be available for assessment and installation if you remove it.
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> Update management center does not support managing the Microsoft Configuration Manager client.
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Update management center (preview) allows you to secure your machines immediately by installing updates on demand. To perform the on-demand updates, see [Check and install one time updates](deploy-updates.md#install-updates-on-single-vm).
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articles/update-center/whats-upcoming.md

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## Prescript and postscript
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The prescript and post-script will be available soon.
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- [Learn more](support-matrix.md) about supported regions.

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