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...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] 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...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] 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...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] 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...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] 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...

Author: Microsoft Update Team 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...

Author: Windows Update Team 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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....

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam Date: 01/15/2009

Rollout start and client availability

Hi Folks - Noticed a little confusion from our blog post yesterday regarding the Windows Update...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam Date: 04/07/2008

Vista SP1

Hi all, Today we made Windows Vista SP1 available for Windows Vista systems in English, French,...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam 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....

Author: muteam 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...

Author: muteam Date: 12/12/2007

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