In other words, those who want to limit themselves to Security patches only (Group B) will have to manually install both the Security-only Update and the Internet Explorer Cumulative Security update. Starting in February 2017, the Internet Explorer patch(es) will be pulled out of the Security-only Update and offered up separately. In addition, there's always a new Malicious Software Removal Tool. You can guess how many different patches that might entail. Net, on Vista, Win7, Win8.1, and the Servers. Net Framework 3.5 SP1, 4.5.2, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2, as well as various odd patches for various odd versions of. Net Framework (supposedly with Security-only and Monthly Rollup flavors, but in practice that hasn't happened) for. In addition to the Security-only and Monthly Rollup patches for Win 7 and 8.1 (that's four different patches), the second Tuesday brings separate patches for the. If you aren't confused, you aren't following along. The Monthly Rollup is cumulative through October 2016 and includes the Security-only patches. Those of you who want to avoid everything except the security patches (Group B) should install the Security-only update. Those of you who want to stay current with all of Microsoft's patches (I call that Group A) should install the Monthly Rollup. Windows 7 and 8.1 each get two patches: the Security-only update, and the Monthly Rollup. Second Tuesday: All of the current versions of Windows 10 (right now that's "1507," 1511, and 1607) get cumulative updates, which include both security and nonsecurity patches. Folks using Office Click-to-Run usually get updated on the first Tuesday as well, although the channels and build numbers can get confusing. The patches are for Office 2010, 2013, 2016, and their various components, plus the Office Viewers. At this point, here's what you should expect:įirst Tuesday: All Office patches (typically there are many), both security and nonsecurity, appear on the first Tuesday of each month. The methods have changed a bit since October, with the latest change announced a week ago. October's major overhaul of Windows 7 and 8.1 patching – I call it the patchocalypse – brought a new grouping of patches and a new cadence to patching.
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