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MECM: Create Update Group and Deploy Policy
	
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	1/19/2026, 4:09:17 PM

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changed: true
invocation:
  module_args:
    id: null
    clear_superseded_updates: false
    clear_expired_updates: false
    description: null
    name: web-security-patches
    software_update_ids: null
    site_code: PS1
    state: present
    software_update_names:
      - System Recovered Error Message Update
      - '810649: Critical Update'
      - '814033: Critical Update'
      - 'Q311967: Security Update'
software_update_group:
  id: '16778798'
  name: web-security-patches
_ansible_no_log: false

MECM: Check update compliance
	
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	1/19/2026, 4:10:26 PM

MECM: Drain Traffic from Web Servers
	
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	1/19/2026, 7:45:17 PM

MECM: Install Required Updates
	
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	1/19/2026, 9:56:33 PM

MECM: Post-Patch Validation & Restore
	
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	1/19/2026, 8:43:38 PM

Patching Windows Servers with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager