Microsoft announced on August 15th they are changing their update model for older versions of Windows starting in October 2016. This change will effect Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. They will continue to provide both reliability and security patches throughout the month, however will now provide a single cumulative update containing all fixes at the end of the month. The November release will include all the November fixes, PLUS the October cumulative update. This roll-up will continue each month and include new patches from each previous month. In addition, Microsoft will also be slowly adding patches released prior to October with an ultimate goal of providing one update at the end of the month that will enable the PC or Server to update from the initial release to a current fully patched state in one step. This mirrors the current Windows 10 update process.
The announcement also stated security patches which will be combined into their own release at the end of each month starting in October as well. The only difference is, unlike the cumulative rollup mentioned previously, the monthly security update will NOT be published to Windows Update.
Die folgende Aussage betrifft DSM PatchLink, welches auch als strategisches Produkt innerhalb HEAT Software angesehen wird. Auf eine ähnliche Aussage von Shavlik bzgl. DSM APM warten wir noch. Was basic patch management angeht so gehen wir davon aus, dass Microsoft auch weiterhin die entsprechende scan cab pflegen wird. Im Moment gibt es Überlegungen seitens HEAT, basic patch management (SPD) ebenfalls durch PatchLink in einer dann eingeschränken Version zu ersetzen und Kunden die Möglichkeit geben, darauf zu migrieren.
HEATsoftware will continue to support security and reliability updates as we have in the past. We anticipate Microsoft will follow their Windows 10 model and continue to leave the monthly cumulative updates accessible. We will continue to reference them in our content as long as they are available. HEAT will revoke content following Microsoft’s lead as it is superseded. We are currently researching how best to include the CVE and other value-added information in the patch content. As each cumulative update is added the amount of information in the patch content will continue to grow. There are limits on what our products and our OEM partners can store and display. We will provide a solution before the patch roll-up begins in October.
Although this may be disruptive in the short term, we anticipate the overall stability of the Windows operating systems will improve over time.
See the original TechNet announcement from Microsoft "Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1" for complete details.