Now companies can patch Windows 11 without rebooting

Microsoft has now added support for hotpatching in Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 on x64 systems (AMD/Intel), Bleeping Computer reports. The support means that some security updates can be installed without restarting the computers.

Instead, security updates are downloaded in the background and installed by patching in-memory code into running processors. Hotpatch updates will be released quarterly.

“With hotpatch updates, you can quickly take action to help protect your organization against cyberattacks, while minimizing user disruption. You start by creating a quality update policy with hotpatch activation in Windows Autopatch through the Microsoft Intune console,” Microsoft writes.

Windows should be able to determine on its own whether a system is compatible with hotpatch updates.