Resources to get started with hotpatch updates for Windows 11, version 24H2

Do you have questions about hotpatch updates? The first Windows 11 hotpatch update since general availability is coming to enterprises in the second week of May 2025. Here is a list of recently published resources to help you get started and make the most of this feature. When this will happen: Hotpatch updates and supporting documentation are already available for Windows 11, version 24H2. The first Windows 11 hotpatch update since general availability is coming to your enrolled and eligible devices the second week of May 2025.  How this will affect your organization: With hotpatch updates, you can quickly take measures to help protect your organization from cyberattacks, while minimizing user disruptions. Multiple resources are available to help you learn more and to start using this technology successfully. What you need to do to prepare: Review the resources listed in Additional information to get answers to your questions and get started with hotpatch updates on eligible Windows 11 devices. Prerequisites include: Windows Autopatch prerequisites Devices running Windows 11 Enterprise, version 24H2 (Build 26100.2033 or later) and with the current baseline update installed An x64 CPU including AMD64 and Intel (Note: Arm64 devices are still in public preview) Microsoft Intune to manage deployment of hotpatch updates with a hotpatch-enabled Windows quality update policy To receive the May 2025 hotpatch update, enroll your devices into hotpatching and update them with the April 2025 baseline update. Additional information: Official announcement: Hotpatch for Windows client now available Technical documentation, including prerequisites, enrollment instructions, and troubleshooting: Hotpatch updates Windows 11 hotpatch calendar: Windows 11 release information Monthly update contents: Release notes for hotpatch public preview on Windows 11, version 24H2 Enterprise clients User readiness information to share with people at your organization: Understanding security updates that get installed without a restart Per-policy level view of the current update statuses: Hotpatch quality update report Technical demo: The hottest way to update Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 Note: A hotpatch calendar is now also incorporated into the Windows Server release information.