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Identify Devices Missing Critical OS Security Updates

Security patching often looks complete on paper, but reality is different. Updates may be pushed by management tools, yet never fully installed — commonly because devices haven’t been restarted. This creates a silent security gap that IT teams may not discover until it’s too late. With Applixure, IT can identify devices that are not fully up to date with OS security updates in seconds, based on real device state rather than deployment assumptions.

Security

IT Manager

Better compliance

Quick Win

Overview

In many environments, patch compliance reporting is optimistic. Devices are marked as “updated” even though critical OS security updates are pending final installation. End users delay restarts, devices stay online for weeks, and IT loses visibility into what is actually protected.

Applixure closes this gap by showing which devices are truly security-ready and which are not. Instead of trusting push status, IT teams can immediately see devices that are missing the latest OS security updates and understand why.

 

What Applixure Provides

Applixure continuously tracks OS security readiness across the fleet, including:

  • Devices missing the latest OS security updates
  • Clear counts of affected devices, instantly visible
  • Time since last OS restart per device
  • Identification of updates that were released but not fully applied
  • Per-device drill-down to confirm root causes
  • Search, sort, and export capabilities for remediation workflows

This ensures IT decisions are based on actual device condition, not assumed compliance.

 

Benefits

  • Identify unpatched devices in under 10 seconds
  • Eliminate blind spots caused by delayed restarts
  • Improve real-world security compliance
  • Reduce audit risk with accurate, device-level data
  • Prioritize remediation based on clear root causes
  • Avoid relying on misleading “update pushed” reports

 

Implementation Steps

  1. Create an Applixure account
  2. Deploy the agent using your existing management tool
  3. Data collection begins (2-4 hours)
  4. Open Issues in Applixure Analytics
  5. Navigate to Security Readiness → OS Security Readiness
  6. View all devices missing the latest OS security updates
  7. Drill into individual devices to confirm restart or update blockers

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