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Hotpatching for Azure Arc–Connected Servers: General Availability and Subscription Details

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Janine-Patrick
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Jul 16, 2025

Learn about the new service for Azure Arc-enabled Windows Server 2025

Effective July 16, 2025, Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 on Azure Arc–connected machines will be generally available (GA) and transition to a paid subscription model. This post provides technical...
Updated Jul 16, 2025
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Steskalj
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Aug 08, 2025

Are there any plans on allowing third party patching solutions to use hot patch? Since this is based on the OS ability to handle hot patch versus a specific tool to allow it.