Cumulative Update for Lync 2013: July 2013

Microsoft Support has released a cumulative update for Lync 2013, which includes the Two-factor Authentication feature, as well as new functionality for the Lync 2013 Desktop Client.

Author: Tim Rich, Microsoft Technical Writer

Publication date: July 29, 2013

Product version: Lync 2013

Microsoft Support has released a cumulative update for Lync 2013, which includes the Two-factor Authentication feature. It also allows end-users to use new features in the Lync 2013 Desktop Client. You can see all the July cumulative update details on the Microsoft Support site:

• Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2013, Core Components: July 2013

To help you plan and deploy Two-factor Authentication, the Lync Server documentation team has updated the TechNet content set:

• Planning for and Deploying Two-factor Authentication

Additionally, you need the July cumulative update for Lync Server 2013 to enable the feature enhancements included in the July update for the Lync 2013 desktop client. Client feature enhancements include Embedded Images, Meetings View, IM Mute, and Q&A Manager. Read the Lync Team Blog for full details about the Lync 2013 desktop client updates:

• July 2013 Updates for the Lync 2013 Desktop Client

Tim Rich writes Lync Server operations content and has also recently begun writing about Exchange Online Protection again. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tim_msft.

Additional Information

• Lync Technical Library: Planning for and Deploying Two-factor Authentication
• The Lync Team Blog: July 2013 Updates for the Lync 2013 Desktop Client

Lync Server Resources

• Lync Server 2010 Documentation Library
• NextHop blog
• Lync Server and Communications Server resources

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Keywords: Cumulative Update, Lync 2013, Lync Server 2013, Two-factor Authentication, Lync Server 2013 CU2