Using RemoteExec in conjunction with Microsoft Software Update Services is a nice one-two combination to constantly poll the Windows system update web site for the latest hotfixes, service packs, and security updates; download them; and then push them out.

Microsoft SUS is a free, no-charge service provided by Microsoft to help network administrators download security patches more easily. In simple terms, Microsoft SUS is a version of Windows Update that you can run within your local area network. Much like a local cache server, instead of each workstation having to connect to the Internet to update Windows, each workstation connects to the local Microsoft SUS Server instead and updates from there. Microsoft SUS Server alone requires access to the public Internet as it connects to the Windows Update web site.

By connecting to the Windows Update web site, Microsoft SUS Server provides notification of critical updates. After that, RemoteExec is a good solution for pushing out operating system patches. It supports all operating system patches, including patches for applications that are components of the operating system, such as IIS and IE.

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