WSUS Product Team Blog
Information on recent and upcoming changes to WSUS, straight from the team making them
New Categories Under BizTalk Family
HIS 2009 There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server Products and Classifications...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 09/27/2010
New Category under the Bing Family
There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server Products and Classifications dialog,...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 09/27/2010
New category under Developer Tools, Runtimes, and Redistributables
A new product category called Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime will be added under the...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/16/2010
Best Practice Analyzer for WSUS
Greetings WSUS users, Some of you might not know that Windows Server 2008 R2 has released an update...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 07/29/2010
“Important” drivers will start being targeted to WSUS.
WSUS Admins – We would like to notify you of a change you will see starting next week. If your...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 07/16/2010
New category under Windows Small Business Server
A new product category called Windows Small Business Server 2008 Migration Preparation Tool will be...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 07/14/2010
.NET Framework 4 available soon via WSUS
Hi WSUS Admins, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and .NET Framework 4 Client Profile will be made...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 06/21/2010
New Category and Product Family for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
We will be adding a new product family to your WSUS server – Microsoft Application...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/24/2010
New Product Categories for Forefront
There will be two new product categories added to your WSUS server under the existing Forefront...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/05/2010
New Product under Windows for EU Browser Choice Update
There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server under the existing Windows family...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 04/27/2010
New Product Category for Exchange Server 2010
There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server under the existing Exchange family,...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 04/07/2010
Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware definitions now available via WSUS
WSUS admins, Microsoft Security Essentials antimalware definitions are now available via WSUS....
Author: WSUS Team Date: 03/31/2010
Expired Update KB977724
WSUS Admins, Yesterday, March 10, 2010 at 1:00pm Pacific Time, we expired the update KB977724,...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 03/10/2010
New Antigen category in WSUS
WSUS Admins, A new product family called Antigen will be added to your WSUS server in the next few...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 01/21/2010
Office 2003 Update Released for RMS issue
Hello WSUS Admins, We just wanted to give you a heads-up that today we published 3 updates released...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 12/18/2009
New Category for Expression Web 3
Hi WSUS Admins, There is a new product category being added to the WSUS Products and Classifications...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 11/16/2009
Platform Update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Hello WSUS admins, Here’s some additional information on the recently announced Platform Update for...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/27/2009
New Product Category for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server Products and Classifications dialog...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/23/2009
Interested in managing desktops with an online service? Get in on the private beta!
Want to test out and use new bits for Microsoft’s new hosted management service? A good friend to...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/13/2009
New Product Family Name for Visual Studio coming soon
Hello folks, Just some product family and product name housekeeping we want to keep you updated on....
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/12/2009
WSUS 3.0 SP2 RTM is now available!
The WSUS Product Team is proud to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 is now available! Get it today! We...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/26/2009
Re-offer reports confirmed for KB973869
Hi Folks – We have investigated reports that the KB973869 (MS09-037) update is re-offered through...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/13/2009
Upcoming Updates for .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
Hi WSUS Admins, We are planning on releasing two updates related to the .NET Framework 3.5 Service...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 06/22/2009
FCS update re-offer problem resolved
Hello WSUS Admins, Shortly after the release of our previously announced update for Forefront Client...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 06/19/2009
Forefront Client Security (FCS) update coming to WSUS
Microsoft is releasing an update to the Forefront Client Security (FCS) v1 antimalware client on...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 06/17/2009
New Product Categories for Office Communicator R2 releases
Hello WSUS Admins, There are 2 new product categories being added to the WSUS Products and...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/27/2009
WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
I am very pleased to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC will be available to the general public today,...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/26/2009
Get ready for Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Hello WSUS Admins, The MU team has published information about the upcoming release of Vista and...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/20/2009
New Product Family - Live Search
Hello WSUS Admins, Shortly we will be publishing a new top level category (product family) for WSUS...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/20/2009
Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Windows Server 2008 SP2 Server Manager
By default, Windows Server 2008 SP2 includes the ability to install the Windows Server Update...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/12/2009
.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update package revisions coming soon!
Hi WSUS Admins, Just a heads up to let you know we will be releasing revised .NET Framework 3.5...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 05/06/2009
The 2007 Office System Service Pack 2 coming to WSUS in April
Service Pack 2 for the 2007 Office System will be made available to Windows Server Update Services...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 04/09/2009
.NET 3.5 SP1 and Family Update Information
Hi WSUS Admins: We’ve noticed some confusion about the recently released updates for Microsoft .NET...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 02/26/2009
WSUS 3.0 SP2 Beta Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
I am very pleased to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 Beta is available today, January 26, via the Connect...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 01/25/2009
Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Window Server 2008 SP1 Server Manager
The following instructions enable WSUS administrators to setup WSUS to install WSUS 3.0 SP1 through...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 01/16/2009
New Product Family Coming
Hi WSUS Admins, Soon you will see a new product category family called PlayReady PC Runtime for...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 12/01/2008
New Product Category - System Center Online Client
Hi WSUS admins, As part of the System Center Online family, the new category System Center Online...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/29/2008
Windows Live OneCare coming live to WSUS
WSUS Admins, (Updated 10/30/08) In the next few weeks, Microsoft Update is adding a new product...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/29/2008
Critical Security Update released today
WSUS Admins: Please ensure you have synched your WSUS servers and deployed the critical security...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/23/2008
New product family available to WSUS - Forefront Stirling Beta
Hi WSUS admins, In the next couple of days, we are adding a new product family to your WSUS server...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/21/2008
Silverlight now available
Hi WSUS Admins: Just a friendly reminder, the latest Silverlight update rollup was released today....
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/20/2008
New BizTalk Server Product Family and Host Integration Server Product Categories coming soon to WSUS
Hi WSUS Admins, Just wanted to let you know in a few days you will see a new product family in your...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/07/2008
Modified Product Family – Office Communications Server & Office Communicator appearing in WSUS
Hi WSUS Admins, Just wanted to give you a heads up, later this month you will see the product family...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 10/07/2008
New Category for Microsoft Expression Product Family
In the next few weeks, we are adding a new category to your WSUS server – Expression Media 2. The...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 09/17/2008
New Revisions for MS08-053 (KB954156) and MS08-054 (KB954154)
WSUS Admins, Just a heads up that MS08-053 (KB954156) and MS08-054: (KB954154) have been revised...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 09/15/2008
New Visual Studio 2008 Product Category
And the new categories keep on coming! There will be a new product category added to your WSUS...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/28/2008
New categories appearing on WSUS
Hello folks! Today you will see two new product categories in your WSUS Synchronization Options...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/28/2008
New Product Family
Hello folks, The MU team has published a note on their blog regarding a new category on Windows...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 08/21/2008
Windows Search 4 coming to WU
Hello folks, I am finally back from a long vacation, hopefully everyone is doing alright. Since...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 07/22/2008
So many drivers...
Hi all, Anyone who added "Drivers" to their WSUS synchronization options may have noticed a large...
Author: WSUS Team Date: 07/16/2008