From 814549eeac9ea2e9139b65abed210a66714d046f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:21:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Update waas-servicing-differences.md Added two clarifications regarding Windows 10 preview updates. I have consistently fielded questions about why they are 'missing' in people's enterprise environments. It almost always boils down to one of these two notes: they either weren't published to WSUS or they are looking for the word 'Preview' in the title. --- windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index 9e0f207f1f..59a90ea16e 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ Moving to the cumulative model for legacy OS versions continues to improve predi ## Public preview releases Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases offered in the 3rd and/or 4th weeks of the month. Update Tuesday, also referred to as the "B" week release occurs on the second Tuesday of the month. It is always a required security update across all operating systems. In addition to this monthly release, Windows also releases non-security update "previews" targeting the 3rd (C) and the 4th (D) weeks of the month. These preview releases include that month’s B-release plus a set of non-security updates for testing and validation as a cumulative package. We recommend IT Administrators uses the C/D previews to test the update in their environments. Any issues identified with the updates in the C/D releases are identified and then fixed or removed, prior to being rolled up in to the next month’s B release package together with new security updates. Security-only Packages are not part of the C/D preview program. +>[!NOTE] +>Only the preview updates for most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older version of Windows 10. + +>[!NOTE] +>Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. + ### Examples Windows 10 version 1709: - (9B) September 11, 2018 Update Tuesday / B release - includes security, non-security and IE update. This update is categorized as "Required, Security" it requires a system reboot. From 7edf0037d741a4de89ced2883d972b6fa097dc47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Update windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md Looks great, thanks Johan! Co-Authored-By: JohanFreelancer9 <48568725+JohanFreelancer9@users.noreply.github.com> --- windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index 59a90ea16e..0efe0f9245 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Moving to the cumulative model for legacy OS versions continues to improve predi Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases offered in the 3rd and/or 4th weeks of the month. Update Tuesday, also referred to as the "B" week release occurs on the second Tuesday of the month. It is always a required security update across all operating systems. In addition to this monthly release, Windows also releases non-security update "previews" targeting the 3rd (C) and the 4th (D) weeks of the month. These preview releases include that month’s B-release plus a set of non-security updates for testing and validation as a cumulative package. We recommend IT Administrators uses the C/D previews to test the update in their environments. Any issues identified with the updates in the C/D releases are identified and then fixed or removed, prior to being rolled up in to the next month’s B release package together with new security updates. Security-only Packages are not part of the C/D preview program. >[!NOTE] ->Only the preview updates for most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older version of Windows 10. +>Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. >[!NOTE] >Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. From 60061076ec3e43b224e728a08a0fe762459bd675 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:32:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update waas-servicing-differences.md Implement the MarkDown standard of using 1 space between the indent marker > and the [!Note] markers --- .../deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index 0efe0f9245..9c6665e349 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Today, many enterprise customers have a mix of modern and legacy client and serv The following provides an initial overview of how updating client and server differs between the Windows 10-era Operating Systems (such as, Windows 10 version 1709, Windows Server 2016) and legacy operating systems (such as Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2). ->[!NOTE] ->A note on naming convention in this article: For brevity, "Windows 10" refers to all operating systems across client, server and IoT released since July 2015, while "legacy" refers to all operating systems prior to that period for client and server, including Windows 7, Window 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, etc. +> [!NOTE] +> A note on naming convention in this article: For brevity, "Windows 10" refers to all operating systems across client, server and IoT released since July 2015, while "legacy" refers to all operating systems prior to that period for client and server, including Windows 7, Window 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, etc. ## Infinite fragmentation Prior to Windows 10, all updates to operating system (OS) components were published individually. On "Update Tuesday," customers would pick and choose individual updates they wanted to apply. Most chose to update security fixes, while far fewer selected non-security fixes, updated drivers, or installed .NET Framework updates. @@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ Moving to the cumulative model for legacy OS versions continues to improve predi ## Public preview releases Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases offered in the 3rd and/or 4th weeks of the month. Update Tuesday, also referred to as the "B" week release occurs on the second Tuesday of the month. It is always a required security update across all operating systems. In addition to this monthly release, Windows also releases non-security update "previews" targeting the 3rd (C) and the 4th (D) weeks of the month. These preview releases include that month’s B-release plus a set of non-security updates for testing and validation as a cumulative package. We recommend IT Administrators uses the C/D previews to test the update in their environments. Any issues identified with the updates in the C/D releases are identified and then fixed or removed, prior to being rolled up in to the next month’s B release package together with new security updates. Security-only Packages are not part of the C/D preview program. ->[!NOTE] ->Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. +> [!NOTE] +> Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. ->[!NOTE] ->Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. +> [!NOTE] +> Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. ### Examples Windows 10 version 1709: From 22b13d36b5c31132f3491b43a7183aec512bc27e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 12:39:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md Co-Authored-By: Nicole Turner <39884432+nenonix@users.noreply.github.com> --- windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index 9c6665e349..aea9cae248 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases > Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. > [!NOTE] -> Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. +> Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. ### Examples Windows 10 version 1709: From 14d2cc316a46da124b636f7ad1eeaf6ad19671db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 12:39:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md Co-Authored-By: Nicole Turner <39884432+nenonix@users.noreply.github.com> --- windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index aea9cae248..b27d02f262 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Moving to the cumulative model for legacy OS versions continues to improve predi Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases offered in the 3rd and/or 4th weeks of the month. Update Tuesday, also referred to as the "B" week release occurs on the second Tuesday of the month. It is always a required security update across all operating systems. In addition to this monthly release, Windows also releases non-security update "previews" targeting the 3rd (C) and the 4th (D) weeks of the month. These preview releases include that month’s B-release plus a set of non-security updates for testing and validation as a cumulative package. We recommend IT Administrators uses the C/D previews to test the update in their environments. Any issues identified with the updates in the C/D releases are identified and then fixed or removed, prior to being rolled up in to the next month’s B release package together with new security updates. Security-only Packages are not part of the C/D preview program. > [!NOTE] -> Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. +> Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel, and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it, will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. > [!NOTE] > Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates. From b494098d24553cc68d407d9919b05e7bfc25fbe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Dam Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:47:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md Co-Authored-By: Trond B. Krokli <38162891+illfated@users.noreply.github.com> --- windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md index b27d02f262..b6e7746653 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md +++ b/windows/deployment/update/waas-servicing-differences.md @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Moving to the cumulative model for legacy OS versions continues to improve predi Lastly, the cumulative update model directly impacts the public Preview releases offered in the 3rd and/or 4th weeks of the month. Update Tuesday, also referred to as the "B" week release occurs on the second Tuesday of the month. It is always a required security update across all operating systems. In addition to this monthly release, Windows also releases non-security update "previews" targeting the 3rd (C) and the 4th (D) weeks of the month. These preview releases include that month’s B-release plus a set of non-security updates for testing and validation as a cumulative package. We recommend IT Administrators uses the C/D previews to test the update in their environments. Any issues identified with the updates in the C/D releases are identified and then fixed or removed, prior to being rolled up in to the next month’s B release package together with new security updates. Security-only Packages are not part of the C/D preview program. > [!NOTE] -> Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel, and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it, will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. +> Only preview updates for the most recent release of Windows 10 are published to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). For customers using the WSUS channel, and products such as System Center Configuration Manager that rely on it, will not see preview updates for older versions of Windows 10. > [!NOTE] > Preview updates for Windows 10 are not named differently than their LCU counterparts and do not contain the word 'Preview'. They can be identified by their release date (C or D week) and their classification as non-security updates.