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Updated on 2025-10-10 GMT+08:00

Do I Need to Restart a Server After Its Vulnerabilities Are Fixed?

After you fixed Windows OS vulnerabilities or Linux kernel vulnerabilities, you need to restart servers for the fix to take effect, or HSS will continue to warn you of these vulnerabilities. For other types of vulnerabilities, you do not need to restart servers after fixing them.