Proof that greatness can’t be rushed. The Microsoft 365 Admin Center keeps improving, with new features here and there adding to the experience of this handy portal that is a lifesaver for IT admins.
If you are one, you will be pleased to know about this welcome new addition.
As announced, Redmond has released a new software update page in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This page is designed to give you a unified high-level overview of your installed Windows and Office software.
This page of the dashboard provides a quick overview of the update status and health of your software installations.
This panel provides system administrators with many metrics, including information about how many devices on their fleet have deployed the latest security updates for Microsoft 365 apps and a breakdown of the security vulnerabilities found.
The number of machines on the network running unsupported versions of Windows, alongside details about PCs with OS versions that are about to reach the end of servicing, is also provided.
You know, all the good stuff under one umbrella.
The feature was initially slated for release in April 2022 but has just reached preview just now.
While, as of today, the software updates webpage only provides details regarding Microsoft 365 apps and Windows, the company will expand it later this year to include on-premises Exchange Servers, too.
Exchange Server 2019 is also slated to get a similar experience early next year.
Obviously, since this new software updates dashboard is still in the preview stage, it is logical to expect some rough edges here and there. Besides, it is fed by best-effort diagnostic data, so the counts themselves could be off, not to mention the latency in updating the numbers.
Nevertheless, if you would still like to try it, you can check out the dedicated help pages available here and here.
