A technician for an enterprise company is determining the best method to keep the organization's Windows PCs up to date with OS security patches. Which of the following options would be MOST…

Question

Options

• AInvest in a server solution to deploy virtual hosted desktops for all users
• BEnable Windows updates to be installed manually by users
• CValidate OS security patches in a test environment before pushing them to user machines
• DOutsource OS security patch management to a third-party solution provider

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  15% (6)
• C
  73% (30)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Validating OS security patches in a test environment before deploying to production machines is enterprise best practice. Security patches, while important, can occasionally introduce compatibility issues, break line-of-business applications, or cause system instability. Testing on a representative subset of machines first catches these problems before they affect the entire organization. Option A (virtual hosted desktops) addresses desktop delivery, not patch management. Option B (manual user-initiated updates) is inappropriate for enterprise environments because it is unreliable, inconsistent, and depends on user action - patches may never be applied. Option D (outsourcing to a third party) introduces additional cost, vendor dependency, and loss of control, and does not inherently include pre-deployment testing.

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