Today I'd like to offer some handy tips on the best ways to test updates for compatibility with your infrastructure, applications, and managed devices. In the Windows quality updates primer, I shared a brief overview of the what, why, and when for the different Windows quality updates we deliver to keep you protected and productive. With Office 2019 Home & Business for Mac OS Product Key, new features are generating rich conversation and feedback. Our monthly Windows optional updates are just one great way to test out previews of the updates and features that will officially be released on the next Update Tuesday. I'd like to share with you my personal bookmarked resources, which offer:
• Strategies and opportunities to test updates early
• Venues to stay informed on the latest updates and issues
• Tried and proven ways for you to share ideas and provide feedback
Strategies and opportunities to test updates early
There are several freely available test programs for you to join and evaluate updates before deploying them to your entire device population. These include Security Update Validation Program, Windows Insider Office 2019 Home and Students Product Key for Windows, and the Test Base for Microsoft 365. Here are a few basics to help you choose the one that fits your needs best.
Security Update Validation Program (SUVP)
Freely test application compatibility up to three weeks before new security updates are publicly released! Organizations can partner with us through the Security Update Validation Program (SUVP) to download pre-release security updates and file feedback. Test updates and get help addressing compatibility issues so that you are ready to rapidly deploy on Update Tuesday. This is a great way to share timely and specific reports regarding usability, bugs, and test results.
Windows Insider Program for Business
Another opportunity to test early and provide feedback is with Windows Insider Program for Business. Do you want to check out the upcoming non-security fixes and features that will be in next month's security patch? Or see what's in the upcoming version of Windows to validate your apps and infrastructure before it is even released? Register a small set of devices in your organization by following the guidance provided in Manage Insider Preview builds across your organization. And the best part: leveraging the Windows Insider Office 2021 Professional Plus Product Key is supported for commercial customers. This means you can report any bugs you find pre-release in the Release Preview Channel and ideally get fixed before release.
If you're an administrator, you can manage Windows Insider Preview Builds across multiple devices in your organization using Group Policy, MDM solutions such as Microsoft Intune or Windows Server Update Services, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager. See Manage Insider Preview builds across your organization for more details.
Test Base for Microsoft 365
Test Base for Microsoft 365 enables software vendors and IT professionals to validate applications prior to deploying Windows updates. As an Azure service, this automatic testing is intelligent, data-driven, and cloud-powered, occurring on secure virtual machines (VMs). Please sign up for Test Base for Microsoft 365 online or from your Microsoft Azure portal. Additionally, let us support you through our Test Base blog and the Test Base for Microsoft 365 community.
Venues to stay informed on the latest updates and issues
Knowledge is power and we are committed to bringing you the latest insights quickly. Here is a variety of communication channels that Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac OS Product Key for the various needs of our diverse audiences.
Windows release health in the Microsoft 365 admin center (authenticated portal)
As an IT admin with an eligible subscription[i], you can receive all of the latest communications about updates and issues right where you manage users, passwords, and invoices – in the Microsoft 365 admin center! See How to get the best of Windows on the Microsoft 365 admin center for details on the latest capabilities and details on how to customize your notifications.
Windows release health on Docs
Keep up with all monthly update details on the all-in-one Windows release health dashboard. Browse the dashboard for quick access t