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Platform Update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:26 PM by WSUS

Hello WSUS admins, Here’s some additional information on the recently announced Platform Update for Windows Vista and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008. These two updates are part of a broader set of updates being offered to improve the interoperability Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1, WSUS 3.0 SP2, Microsoft Update, muwu

New Product Family Name for Visual Studio coming soon

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 4:28 PM by WSUS

Hello folks, Just some product family and product name housekeeping we want to keep you updated on. Very soon, the "Visual Studio" product family will be renamed to "Developer Tools, Runtimes, and Redistributables". The reason for the change is to more Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1, Visual Studio 2008, WSUS 3.0 SP2, Microsoft Update

Re-offer reports confirmed for KB973869

Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 12:21 AM by WSUS

Hi Folks – We have investigated reports that the KB973869 (MS09-037) update is re-offered through Automatic Updates and Windows Update on some x64 systems, after it has already been installed. We have identified some limited scenarios where this is occurring Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Server Update Services, WSUS, MU, Automatic Update, WSUS 3.0 SP1, WUS 3.0 SP1, WSUS 3.0 SP2, Windows Update, Microsoft Update

Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Windows Server 2008 SP2 Server Manager

Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:17 PM by WSUS

By default, Windows Server 2008 SP2 includes the ability to install the Windows Server Update Services Role Service by using Server Manager. This role lets you use the MMC Server Manager snap-in and wizards to install, configure, and manage WSUS 3.0 SP1. Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1, WS 2008 SP2

.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update package revisions coming soon!

Posted Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:22 AM by WSUS

Hi WSUS Admins, Just a heads up to let you know we will be releasing revised .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update packages to address confusion caused from the initial release on 1/27/2009. In these revised packages, we’ve made 2 Read More...

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Filed under: MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1, WSUS 3.0 SP2

.NET 3.5 SP1 and Family Update Information

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:42 PM by WSUS

Hi WSUS Admins: We’ve noticed some confusion about the recently released updates for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. So, let’s see if we can help clarify the differences in the packages. These updates apply to x86 and x64 computers. The detailed update Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS, MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1, WUS 3.0 SP1, WSUSUS, WSUS2008, WSUS 3.0 SP2

Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Window Server 2008 SP1 Server Manager

Posted Friday, January 16, 2009 5:09 AM by WSUS

The following instructions enable WSUS administrators to setup WSUS to install WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Window Server 2008 SP1 Server Manager. The following update packages are used to upgrade previous versions of WSUS only and are not part of this discussion: Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1, KB948014, Server Manager, KB 948014, WS 2008

New Product Family Coming

Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:57 AM by WSUS

Hi WSUS Admins, Soon you will see a new product category family called PlayReady PC Runtime for Windows Media Center. Associated updates for the PlayReady PC Runtime will not be made available to WSUS for synchronizing as they are available only to Windows Read More...

36 Comments

Filed under: MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1

Critical Security Update released today

Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:23 PM by WSUS

WSUS Admins: Please ensure you have synched your WSUS servers and deployed the critical security update released today, 10/23/2008 to your environments. For more information see: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 . Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS, Updates, Automatic Update, WSUS 3.0 SP1, WUS 3.0 SP1, synchronization

New BizTalk Server Product Family and Host Integration Server Product Categories coming soon to WSUS

Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:24 AM by WSUS

Hi WSUS Admins, Just wanted to let you know in a few days you will see a new product family in your WSUS server – BizTalk Server. The BizTalk Server product family will include updates for Host Integration Server 2000, Host Integration Server 2004, and Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS, MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1

Modified Product Family – Office Communications Server & Office Communicator appearing in WSUS

Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:20 AM by WSUS

Hi WSUS Admins, Just wanted to give you a heads up, later this month you will see the product family called "Office Communications Server" updated to “Office Communications Server & Office Communicator”. This category will contain updates to components Read More...

16 Comments

Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1, WSUS Extension Pack

Auto Approval rules when EULA acceptance is required

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:00 AM by WSUS

WSUS Admins; We’ve seen a little bit of confusion around the specific WSUS behavior with the OGA update. As most of you know the package is expired, so it’s no longer available to your WSUS servers. Also, not to bore the experts who know this, auto-approval Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Server Update Services, MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1

Office Geniune Advantage (OGA) notification update release (KB949810)

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 7:56 PM by WSUS

WSUS Admins: On April 15 th the Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) notifications update (KB949810) was inadvertently published to WSUS servers for approximately twenty-four hours. This update was intended for Microsoft Office users in the pilot countries Read More...

39 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server Update Services, MU, WSUS 3.0 SP1

More news regarding WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Update

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:10 AM by WSUS

Following up on last week’s entry, WSUS 3.0 SP1 will be available today, Tuesday, March 25 to WSUS, Windows Update site and Catalog site. The Service Pack will gradually be released through the Automatic Update pipeline starting about 14 days after this Read More...

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Filed under: Automatic Update, WUA, WSUS 3.0 SP1

WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Update coming soon!

Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:36 AM by WSUS

WSUS 3.0 SP1 will be available on Windows Update within the next few weeks. The package behavior is: 1. Upgrade all previous versions of WSUS starting with WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 RTM running on Windows 2003 SP1+ 2. All upgrades will require user interaction. Read More...

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Filed under: WSUS 3.0 SP1