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Expand Up @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The VM is assessed periodically every few days and multiple times within any 30-

Patches are installed within 30 days of the monthly patch releases, following availability-first orchestration. Patches are installed only during off-peak hours for the VM, depending on the time zone of the VM. The VM must be running during the off-peak hours for patches to be automatically installed. If a VM is powered off during a periodic assessment, the platform automatically assess and apply patches (if necessary) during the next periodic assessment (usually within a few days) when the VM is powered on.

Definition updates and other patches not classified as *Critical* or *Security* won't be installed through automatic VM guest patching. To install patches with other patch classifications or schedule patch installation within your own custom maintenance window, you can use [Update Management](./windows/tutorial-config-management.md#manage-windows-updates).
Definition updates and other patches not classified as *Critical* or *Security* won't be installed through automatic VM guest patching. To install patches with other patch classifications or schedule patch installation within your own custom maintenance window, you can use [Azure Update Manager](/azure/update-manager/overview).

Enabling Automatic Guest Patching on single-instance VMs or Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Flexible orchestration mode allows the Azure platform to update your fleet in phases. Phased deployment follows Azure's [Safe Deployment Practices](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/advancing-safe-deployment-practices/) and reduces the impact radius if any issues are identified with the latest update. [Health monitoring](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-health-extension.md) is recommended for single instance VMs and required for Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Flexible orchestration mode to detect issues any issues with the update.

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