Automate the patching schedule by using Maintenance Windows

You can use maintenance windows to schedule specific times when maintenance activities should occur to reduce the performance impact for your end users. Actions to be run within these configured windows could include patch updates or software installations.  

There are three options to select from a patching schedule perspective:

1. Select an existing maintenance window: This allows you to use an existing maintenance window that you have already configured.
2. Schedule in a new maintenance window: You can create a new maintenance window when configuring patching.
3. Skip scheduling and patch instances now: Lastly, you can simply decide to carry out your patch update immediately outside of any preconfigured maintenance windows. 

The final element of using Patch Manager is monitoring your patch status to ensure compliance.