Updating Azure VMs

The operating system of an Azure virtual machine can be kept up to date by a number of methods; we provide an overview and look in detail at Azure Automation Update Management, the Azure Update Management Center, automation options, and other related topics.

By Thomas Joos

Updated Aug 24, 2026 5:24 PM / Published Dec 8, 2023 2:00 AM 10 min read

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Thomas Joos

Thomas Joos is a freelance IT consultant and has been working in IT for more than 20 years. In addition, he writes hands-on books and papers on Windows and other Microsoft topics. Online you can meet him on: https://www.thomas-joos.com.