Configure an Existing Apply Patches Task Sequence Step

You configure an existing Apply Patches task sequence step by modifying the configuration settings on the Properties tab of the task sequence step.

To configure an existing Apply Patches task sequence step

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Task Sequences (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which you will add the application).

3. In the details pane, click task_sequence (where task_sequence is the name of the task sequence you want to configure).

4. In the Actions pane, click Properties.

The task_sequence Properties dialog box opens (where task_sequence is the name of the application you want to configure).

5. In the task_sequence Properties dialog box, click the Task Sequence tab (where task_sequence is the name of the application you want to configure).

6. In the hierarchy of the task sequence, go to Preinstall/Apply Patches.

7. On the Properties tab, configure the settings listed in Table 48 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

Table 48. Configuration Settings on the Properties Tab of the Install Applications Task Sequence Step

Setting	Description
Name	Configures the name of the task sequence step displayed in the task sequence hierarchy.
Description	Configures the description text for the task sequence step.
Selection profile	Used to select the selection profile that contains the updates you want to deploy in this task sequence step. The selection profile can contain one or more packages to be deployed.

The updated task sequence appears in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.