# Viewing Latest Patches and Detailed View of Patches

## Latest Patches

The Latest Patches view lists the details of the patches pertaining to the recently released Microsoft Bulletins.

To view the Latest Patches,

1. Click the **Patch Mgmt** tab.
2. In the sidebar, click on **Patches**
3. Click **Latest Patches.**

[![Patches View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/images/latest-patch-1.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/images/latest-patch-1.png)

You can filter the view based on the application and service pack by selecting the appropriate product and service pack.

## Detailed View of Patches

This view displays the detailed summary of the patches available in each system.

To view the **Detailed View** of the Patches,

1. Click the **Patch Mgmt** tab.
2. In the sidebar, click on **Patches**
3. Click **Detailed View.**

[![Patches View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/images/detailed-view-1.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/images/detailed-view-1.png)

You can initiate the following actions from here:

- **Download**: Selecting the required patches and clicking **Download** will download the patch from the vendor site and make it available in the product's Patch Repository for deployment.
- **Install Patches**: Selecting the required patches and clicking Install Patch, will open the [Install Patch Configuration](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/computer_configuration/installing_windows_patches.html#Patch-Management-Software-Installing-Windows-Patches) page from where you can select the targets and deploy. The selected patches will be applied only to the target computers with the corresponding operating system. If the selected patches were applicable for the Windows Operating System, then the patches will be distributed only to computers using the Windows Operating System and vice versa.

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1. [Viewing Applicable Patches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_applicable_patches.html#Patch-Management-Software-Viewing-Applicable-Patches)
2. [Viewing Missing Patches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_missing_patches.html#Patch-Management-Software-Viewing-Missing-Patches)
3. [Installing Missing Patches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/installing_missing_patches.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Installing-Missing-Patches)
4. [Viewing Installed Patches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_installed_patches.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Viewing-Installed-Patches)
5. [Viewing Supported Patches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_supported_patches.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Viewing-Supported-Patches)
6. [Viewing Healthy Systems](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_healthy_systems.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Viewing-Healthy-Systems)
7. [Viewing Vulnerable Systems](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_vulnerable_systems.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Viewing-Vulnerable-Systems)
8. [Viewing Highly Vulnerable Systems](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch_management/viewing_highly_vulnerable_systems.html#Patch-Deployment-Software-Viewing-Highly-Vulnerable-Systems)