A few weeks ago, we added official support for scanning and patching of Windows XP Embedded devices. Those of you who have these devices on your network and use the Shavlik product line may have noticed no patches were applicable from December’s patch Tuesday. This does not mean those devices do not need to be kept up to date.
Microsoft does not release support for XP Embedded patches the same day as they do for their other operating systems. There is an approximate two week period between patch Tuesday and when the patches become available to vendors.
If you have Windows XP Embedded devices on your network, you should plan accordingly to patch these possibly later than the rest of your machines.
- Jason Miller
