The need to manage patching on home machines that have no Group Policy, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) control means that you may be looking for alternatives. Employees’ personal machines might run Windows 10 Home version, which has limited ability to control updates. With corporate-owned machines you have more options.

Recently, Microsoft released the Update Baseline for Windows 10 that includes several settings to control Windows update. The recommended baselines control: