Software Updates and Maintenance Windows

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 maintenance windows provide administrators with a way to define a period of time that limits when changes can be made on the systems that are members of a collection. Maintenance windows restrict when the software updates in deployments can be installed on client computers, in addition to restricting when operating system advertisements and software distribution advertisements can be installed.

In This Section

• About Software Updates and Maintenance Windows
  Provides information about software updates and maintenance windows.

• How to Configure Software Updates to Override Maintenance Windows
  Provides information about how to configure a software updates deployment to override maintenance windows.

See Also

Concepts

System Center Configuration Manager Software Development Kit
Configuration Manager Software Updates