Microsoft has announced it is applying artificial intelligence to scan Windows source code for security defects as part of an updated Security Development Lifecycle, signaling that patch volumes and release frequency will increase across all supported Windows versions. For CISOs, this represents a structural shift: the organization that defines Windows patch cadence is explicitly warning that its own discovery rate is accelerating, independent of any external threat actor or active exploitation. Enterprises that have calibrated change management and patch ingestion workflows around historical Patch Tuesday volumes should treat this as a forward-planning signal and reassess their capacity to absorb a higher and less predictable patch load.