Microsoft Bringing Hot Patching to Windows 11 to Cut Mandatory Reboots
• Microsoft testing new "hot patching" update method for Windows 11 that installs critical updates without requiring a reboot
• Hot patching already used in Windows Server and Xbox, now coming to Windows 11 later this year
• Should reduce mandatory reboots to 4 times a year (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) for baseline update
• Other months will use hot patching for security updates to avoid reboots
• Unclear if hot patching will be for all Windows 11 users or reserved for commercial editions like Enterprise