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2024 1

  1. WSUS Catalog import failures

2016 9

  1. Important Questions regarding MS10-090 (KB2416400) Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update
  2. New Category and Product Family for Microsoft StreamInsight
  3. New Category for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6
  4. New Category for Developer Tools, Runtimes and Redistributables
  5. Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 updates available on WSUS have been revised
  6. MS11-018 Internet Explorer 7.0 Cumulative Security Update (KB2497640) Revised
  7. Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Revision Issue
  8. Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Revision Issue Resolved
  9. Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Released to WSUS

2015 2

  1. New Product Family and Product Categories for Microsoft Online Services
  2. WSUSSCN2.CAB Now Available for MS11-100

2014 9

  1. New Category for Windows Small Business Server
  2. New Product Family and Product Category for System Center
  3. New category for Forefront
  4. New product categories under System Center family
  5. Update to Windows Update, WSUS Coming This Week
  6. Further Hardening of WSUS Now Available
  7. New Product Family for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring
  8. New Product Family for Lync Server 2013
  9. Approving Dynamic Updates

2013 9

  1. Problem Solved: The WSUS Export Bug
  2. Update: Solution for WSUS Export Bug is now available for WSUS 3.x SP2
  3. Installing WSUS on Windows Server 2012 with PowerShell
  4. Managing Updates with Deadlines in an era of Automatic Maintenance
  5. WSUS no longer issues self-signed certificates
  6. Enabling a more predictable Windows Update experience for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 (KB 2885694)
  7. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 coming to WSUS
  8. Configuring WSUS 6.x for Network Load Balancing (NLB)
  9. Considerations for multiple WSUS instances sharing a content database when using System Center Configuration Manager, but without Network Load Balancing (NLB)

2012 8

  1. Reduce your WSUS Server Footprint by Selectively Importing Drivers
  2. WSUS Installation Fails with No Specified Error and ‘Tools’ Folder is Missing after WSUS Installation
  3. Windows 8.1 Update (KB 2919355) prevents interaction with WSUS 3.2 over SSL
  4. Solution to KB2919355 preventing interaction with WSUS 3.2 over SSL
  5. Update not available to Clients after approved by WSUS (Update Files failed to download)
  6. Upcoming Update to WSUS (KB 2887535)
  7. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 availability via WSUS
  8. Important update for WSUS 4.0 (KB 3095113)

2011 11

  1. For those on WSUS 3.0 SP2 (or SBS 2011)
  2. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 coming to WSUS
  3. How to delete upgrades in WSUS
  4. Office 365 Client Updates via WSUS
  5. Known Issues with KB3148812
  6. What you need to know about KB3148812, Part Two
  7. The long-term fix for KB3148812 issues
  8. Update on WSUS 3.0 SP2 End of Life
  9. Steps to resolve error 0xc1800118
  10. Demystifying "Dual Scan"
  11. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 coming to WSUS

2010 15

  1. Improving Dual Scan on 1607
  2. New Categories Under BizTalk Family
  3. New Category under the Bing Family
  4. New category under Developer Tools, Runtimes, and Redistributables
  5. Best Practice Analyzer for WSUS
  6. “Important” drivers will start being targeted to WSUS.
  7. New category under Windows Small Business Server
  8. .NET Framework 4 available soon via WSUS
  9. New Category and Product Family for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
  10. New Product Categories for Forefront
  11. New Product under Windows for EU Browser Choice Update
  12. New Product Category for Exchange Server 2010
  13. Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware definitions now available via WSUS
  14. Expired Update KB977724
  15. New Antigen category in WSUS

2009 21

  1. Office 2003 Update Released for RMS issue
  2. New Category for Expression Web 3
  3. Platform Update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
  4. New Product Category for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
  5. Interested in managing desktops with an online service? Get in on the private beta!
  6. New Product Family Name for Visual Studio coming soon
  7. WSUS 3.0 SP2 RTM is now available!
  8. Re-offer reports confirmed for KB973869
  9. Upcoming Updates for .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
  10. FCS update re-offer problem resolved
  11. Forefront Client Security (FCS) update coming to WSUS
  12. New Product Categories for Office Communicator R2 releases
  13. WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
  14. Get ready for Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
  15. New Product Family - Live Search
  16. Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Windows Server 2008 SP2 Server Manager
  17. .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update package revisions coming soon!
  18. The 2007 Office System Service Pack 2 coming to WSUS in April
  19. .NET 3.5 SP1 and Family Update Information
  20. WSUS 3.0 SP2 Beta Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
  21. Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Window Server 2008 SP1 Server Manager

2008 38

  1. New Product Family Coming
  2. New Product Category - System Center Online Client
  3. Windows Live OneCare coming live to WSUS
  4. Critical Security Update released today
  5. New product family available to WSUS - Forefront Stirling Beta
  6. Silverlight now available
  7. New BizTalk Server Product Family and Host Integration Server Product Categories coming soon to WSUS
  8. Modified Product Family – Office Communications Server & Office Communicator appearing in WSUS
  9. New Category for Microsoft Expression Product Family
  10. New Revisions for MS08-053 (KB954156) and MS08-054 (KB954154)
  11. New Visual Studio 2008 Product Category
  12. New categories appearing on WSUS
  13. New Product Family
  14. Windows Search 4 coming to WU
  15. So many drivers...
  16. Vista SP1 available on WSUS
  17. A fix for Client/Server Synchronization Issues
  18. A new version of WUA is rolling out on Windows Update
  19. Finding machines not compliant with a specific security bulletin
  20. Baseline compliance report, using public WSUS views
  21. WinVerifyTrust update will be mandatory for WSUS
  22. Client/Server Synchronization issues
  23. Windows Vista SP1 available to WSUS
  24. New Office Sustained Engineering blog
  25. Windows XP Service Pack 3 published to WSUS
  26. WSUS Extension Pack is now available from EminentWare
  27. Auto Approval rules when EULA acceptance is required
  28. Hyper-V RC available on Windows Update
  29. More news regarding WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Update
  30. Deploying Vista SP1 into a WSUS 3.0 Server
  31. WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Update coming soon!
  32. Vista SP1 for WSUS 3.0 servers is coming
  33. Silverlight is now available to Windows Vista systems
  34. WSUS 3.0 SP1 is now RTM!!!
  35. Internet Explorer 7 to be distributed via WSUS February 12, 2008
  36. New product family, Silverlight coming Tuesday 1/22/08
  37. Managing changes from a WSUS Server
  38. A Note regarding KB935509

2007 34

  1. New Product Family - Expression appearing in WSUS
  2. Windows Vista reliability & performance update preview release available today
  3. Unexpected UI errors in WSUS
  4. WDS update revision follow - up
  5. WDS revision update, expanded applicability rules, auto-approve revisions
  6. ATI Radeon Graphic Card updates... 3892...
  7. Content Information Sources
  8. WSUS 3 Developer's Blog - automated reporting tips and tricks - trending data for approved updates
  9. WSUS 3 Developer's Blog - API samples... (part 2) 3 more scripts coming
  10. The Microsoft Update Catalog Beta also has WSUS 3.0 releases (and 927891)
  11. Latest MSI.dll fix (927891) also available to WU/WSUS today
  12. Updates for WSUS available today
  13. New detection logic for Office 2007 updates released May 8th
  14. Svchost /MSI issue follow up:
  15. New Product Category CAPICOM under the "SDK Components" product family
  16. Where to check out the WSUS 3.0 community
  17. WSUS 3.0 Released Monday, April 30th 2007
  18. WSUS 3 Developer's Blog: ready, set, go!
  19. WSUS 3 Developer's Blog - API samples...
  20. WSUS 3 RC public beta program winding down soon
  21. New alpha Catalog site available with WSUS 3.0 RC
  22. Windows Defender Update clarification on KB932135
  23. EXCHANGE: Update for Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (KB931978) has been released
  24. KB 931836 classification reminder
  25. WSUS 3.0 Release Candidate now available!
  26. Information on new update for DST coming to DLC & WSUS
  27. New Office 2007 Product Category
  28. WSUS and Vista Client support
  29. Upcoming RC beta information
  30. Visual Studio 2005 SP1 for VSTS and Express are now available
  31. Update on WUA Srvhost.exe, high CPU consumption and memory consumption issue
  32. Intelligent Message Filter for Exchange Server 2003: Release cycle begins on the 17th of this month
  33. Winding Down on WSUS 3.0 Beta 2 - and things you want to know
  34. WSUS and Office 2007 news

2006 54

  1. DST Timezone KB929120 & KB928338 updates explanation for WSUS admins
  2. New Product Category for ISA Firewall client
  3. Recent Product Categories published to WSUS
  4. Intelligent Message Filter for Exchange Server 2003: Supersedence release model
  5. Exchange SE has released KB 924334 via Microsoft Update
  6. MSXML cateogory revision
  7. SUS 1.0 Support End of Life is extended
  8. New MSXML Categories will appear in WSUS today
  9. New Language Support for Vista Client Updates
  10. Zune product category appearing in WSUS
  11. New Windows Product Category will appear in WSUS
  12. Exchange 2003 SP2 (KB 924334) update for S/MIME has been released
  13. IE7 coming soon to WSUS servers!
  14. October security updates available to WSUS servers
  15. New SQL Product Category
  16. WSUS 3.0 Developer's Blog: Reporting - The Good, the Bad, and the Confusing
  17. New ISA product cateogory - no new updates available to WSUS for this category.....yet
  18. Microsoft Forefront Definition Update publishing frequency
  19. New Product Categories Coming to WSUS
  20. Download, Install and Reboot operations
  21. WSUSSetup.exe CONSOLE_INSTALL=1
  22. Manage more than one WSUS Servers from one console window.
  23. WSUS 3.0 Developers' Blog: UI Terminology for reporting issues/questions
  24. Announcing the release of WSUS 3.0 beta 2 public beta
  25. WSUS 3.0: Developer's Blog... We're not done yet, but it's off to a good start...
  26. WSUS 3.0: Developer's Blog - Setup: back to basics.
  27. Release: Update for Exchange 2003 SP2 923432 is now live on MU/AU/WSUS
  28. New WSUS Product Category - No associated updates for WSUS .....yet
  29. Your thoughts on WSUS and SMS 'better together"
  30. WSUSv3 B2 and SUS support Lifecycle
  31. Follow-up Information on Tues (7/11) release
  32. Very minor revision to Security Update MS06-029 for Exchange Server 2003 versions that are 'Non-cluster'
  33. WSUS SP1 Upgrade information Published
  34. Product Category name change - Microsoft Forefront
  35. New Product Categories appearing in WSUS
  36. WSUS SP1 published to MU and available to WSUS today
  37. SQL Server 2005 SP1 update in WSUS
  38. Demystifying Exchange Updates for the WSUS Admin
  39. New Product Category appearing in WSUS
  40. New "recommended" updates now available to WSUS
  41. New "MU" Service Team Blog site
  42. WSUS 3.0 - Developers' Blog - Who is at MMS?
  43. WSUS 3.0: Developers' Blog: MMC & WSUS (Part 1)
  44. A developer's point of view on WSUS 3.0...
  45. New Windows Live product cateogory
  46. Windows Vista Dynamic Installer product category coming to WSUS today
  47. Another new product category for Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 beta
  48. New Product Category for Microsoft Client Protection
  49. New location to find information about WSUS updates
  50. Update status Installed vs. Not Applicable
  51. New Product Category in WSUS synch Options
  52. Issue with MS06-007 and 913446 install failure - Rectified
  53. New updates available for beta2 Windows Defender today
  54. New Product Category & Classification for Windows Defender

2005 19

  1. new version of SUS1.0/SP1 Approval Analyzer Tool posted
  2. SUS 1.0/SP1 Approval Analyzer Script Issue
  3. Script released to assist in resetting SUS approvals-912307
  4. SUS 1.0/SP1 issue after synching 12/13/05 updates
  5. IMF update synched to WSUS 12/6/05
  6. New WSUS product category coming
  7. Implementing WSUS with ISA Server 2004 to manage remote clients
  8. New Revision to be released for Office 2003 SP2
  9. The upcoming MVP Summitt
  10. Client DCOM access issue - preventing installation
  11. Using a SQL cluster as the WSUS backend
  12. New Information on Office Administrative Install Points and WSUS update support
  13. Rob Dunn's - Beginner WSUS Admin FAQ
  14. Migrating_Updating WSUS W/MSDE dbase to full version SQL
  15. WSUS install proceedure - OEM preconfigured SBS 2003 systems
  16. Client script samples
  17. Optional content availability clarification
  18. WSUS client configuration checks and known issues
  19. Welcome to the REAL WSUS Product Team Blog