Microsoft Update Product Team Blog
Latest happenings, developments, and news from the MU product team...
Patching with Windows Server 2016
Patching with Windows Server 2016 There are exciting changes in Windows Server 2016 which simplifies...
Date: 06/27/2017
How to list updates that have been installed on your Windows Server 2016 machine.
In this post, we are going to walk through how to check what updates you have installed on your...
Date: 11/23/2016
How to change Windows Update settings using SCONFIG.
In this post, we are going to walk through how to manage the Windows Update settings on Windows...
Date: 10/25/2016
Windows Update behavior on Windows Server 2016
In Windows Server 2016, we improved the desktop experience to provide a consistent experience by...
Date: 10/20/2016
Upcoming Update for Microsoft Update Client
Hello, In an effort to provide additional protection for customers, we are releasing an update that...
Date: 06/23/2014
Update to Windows Update, WSUS Coming This Week
Hello, As part of the phased mitigation strategy we outlined on the MSRC blog, an update was...
Date: 06/06/2012
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 available through Windows Update
Hi All, Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 is now available on the Download...
Date: 03/31/2011
Windows Live Essentials on Microsoft Update
Hi All, As you may have heard, Windows Live Essentials 2011 has been released. It will be available...
Date: 10/20/2010
Windows Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2 End of Support
Hi All, Here’s a reminder for people running Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista RTM or SP1....
Date: 07/13/2010
Reminder on upcoming update for Windows Update
Hi All, Just a reminder, we are starting the Windows Update and Microsoft Update service upgrades...
Date: 08/17/2009
Upcoming Update for Windows Update
Hi All, Please be aware that beginning next month, we will start an upgrade to the Windows Update...
Date: 07/10/2009
Update Notifications and Install-at-Shutdown Behavior
Hi All, There have been some recent questions about how users are notified about updates and...
Date: 06/26/2009
Get ready for Vista and Win2k8 SP2!
Hi All, Just a heads up to prepare for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. It will...
Date: 05/20/2009
Windows IE 8.0 Installation
Hi All, We’ve been hearing that there is some confusion with how Windows Internet Explorer 8 is...
Date: 05/08/2009
Upcoming updates for Windows 7 RC
Hi all, Starting on May 12th, we will begin a verification of some update scenarios on Windows 7 RC...
Date: 05/08/2009
Upcoming Expiration Reminders of Windows XP and Windows Vista SP Blocker Tools
Hi Folks, Just a reminder, If you have used the Service Pack Blocker Tool for Windows XP or Windows...
Date: 04/23/2009
Office 2007 SP 2 .... coming soon
Hi Folks, Just a heads up that SP2 for Office 2007 will be available soon through MU. Be sure to...
Date: 04/14/2009
Enabling Microsoft Update to keep Office 2003, Office XP, and other Microsoft Products Secure and Up-To-Date
Hi Folks – We want to remind everyone that enabling Microsoft Update and keeping your computer...
Date: 03/20/2009
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Package Clarification
Hi Folks, We’ve been noticing some questions regarding the recent update for Microsoft .NET...
Date: 02/26/2009
Upcoming updates for Windows 7 testing
Hi all, Starting on February 24th we will be offering some test updates to Windows 7 Beta (build...
Date: 02/19/2009
Keeping Windows 7 Beta up-to-date with Microsoft Update and Windows Update
Hi Everyone! As you may have heard, we recently released Windows 7 Beta. We’re very excited about...
Date: 01/15/2009
Rollout start and client availability
Hi Folks - Noticed a little confusion from our blog post yesterday regarding the Windows Update...
Date: 10/31/2008
Windows Update Agent Update rolling out over the next couple of months
Hi everyone, Over the next couple of months we’ll be rolling out another infrastructure update to...
Date: 10/30/2008
Windows Live OneCare category coming soon
Updated 10/30/08 : WSUS admins will be seeing a new product category under the Windows Live product...
Date: 10/29/2008
Critical Security Update Released Today
Hello, Microsoft has released a critical security update today, 10/23/2008 and made this update...
Date: 10/23/2008
Windows Update and Automatic Reboots
Windows Update plays an essential role in keeping your computer safe, and in order to do that, it...
Date: 10/02/2008
A New Resource about Windows Update is Available
Hi Everyone - Want to better understand updating behavior and what Microsoft is trying to do with...
Date: 09/30/2008
IE 8.0 Beta 2 on WU
For all you WU users who happen to be running Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 on a Windows XP or Windows...
Date: 08/28/2008
New Product Families - Windows 7
Yesterday a new product category for Windows 7 Client was published to Windows Update and was made...
Date: 08/21/2008
Things to Know about Windows Search 4.0 installation...
Hey everyone, Windows Search 4.0 has been available on WU for a few weeks now, and we've been...
Date: 08/15/2008
Reminder - Windows Search 4 coming to WU soon...
Hi everyone – Thought I’d drop a line and remind you that we’re planning to release Windows Search...
Date: 07/17/2008
Upcoming Update to Windows Update
Hi everyone, I'd like to let you know that, beginning at the end of this month and continuing over...
Date: 07/03/2008
Reminder - Windows Vista SP1 RC Builds Expire soon!
Hi there - Quick reminder for all of you out there who helped test Windows Vista SP1 and may still...
Date: 06/13/2008
Announcing New Office Sustained Engineering Blog for all Office update information
Hi all, If you use Microsoft Office, a great new resource has recently come online to help you...
Date: 05/19/2008
More on Windows XP Service Pack 3...
We'd like to provide more information and address reports you may have heard about "continuous...
Date: 05/15/2008
Early heads-up for Office 2007 SP1 Automatic Update availability
Hi folks; Just wanted to give you an early heads up. Office 2007 SP1 will be available to Automatic...
Date: 05/08/2008
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Now Available on Windows Update
Hello, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available on Windows Update (and the Microsoft...
Date: 05/06/2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 availability update
IT Pros & WSUS admins, We are excited about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and the benefits it...
Date: 04/17/2008
Hyper-V RC availability on Windows Update April 8th
Good afternoon folks! As you may know, Hyper-V Release Candidate (RC) was made available on March...
Date: 04/07/2008
Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287
Back in February, we posted about the release of a couple of prerequisites for Windows Vista Service...
Date: 04/07/2008
Vista SP1
Hi all, Today we made Windows Vista SP1 available for Windows Vista systems in English, French,...
Date: 03/18/2008
Reminder: Office 2003 SP3 Automatic Distribution Begins Today
Office 2003 SP3 has been available interactively on MU for many months now, but, as you may remember...
Date: 02/27/2008
Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite Releases
Hi all, This week we're releasing two more prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 that will...
Date: 02/12/2008
Office 2003 SP3 Update: Just over 30 days and it starts to be available via Microsoft Update automatic distribution
Hey Folks: Just wanted to give you a heads up on our promised 30 days notice before making Office...
Date: 01/25/2008
New Product Family Expression coming Tuesday, 1/22/08!
Next Tuesday, 1/22/08, we are adding a new product family to your WSUS server - Expression. The...
Date: 01/18/2008
But wait.......there's more.... Another new product family, Silverlight coming Tuesday, 1/22/08 !
We are also excited to announce a new product named Silverlight, is being made available to...
Date: 01/18/2008
Another note regarding KB935509...
We had a small number of early customer reports, that in some cases, this update (KB935509) was...
Date: 01/08/2008
Note regarding KB935509...
Hi all, Just dropping a quick line to let you know about one of the updates we're releasing this...
Date: 01/07/2008
Windows Vista reliability & performance update preview release available today
Today we have released an update preview release for Windows Vista on the Microsoft Download Center....
Date: 12/14/2007
Office 2007 SP1 Update Availability
Hi folks - Posting this as I've noted just a little bit of confusion with how Office 2007 SP1 is...
Date: 12/12/2007