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Microsoft offers more details on new patch rollup scheme for Windows 7, 8.x, Server

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Published onOctober 10, 2016

published onOctober 10, 2016

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In August, just a little over two weeks after the Windows 10 Anniversary Update launched, Microsoft announced Windows 7, 8.1, Server 2008, and Server 2012 will bemoving to a new serving model.

Starting this month, updates for these older versions of Windows and Windows Server will move to a monthly servicing model with a single update. The bigger change in this new model is that previous months’ updates will be rolled up into each new monthly update. In other words, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 updates are getting the Windows 10 cumulative update treatment, also known as part of what Microsoft describes as Windows-as-a-Service.

Just before the weekend, Microsoft postedthe details on TechNetof how this new servicing model will work, viaZDNet.com. The post includes a roadmap of how this process will work through February of next year, at which point the whole process should be fully cumulative like Windows 10.

Microsoft also thoroughly explained the three monthly updates which will be available each month. They include a security-only quality update, a security monthly quality rollup, and a preview of the monthly quality rollup. Microsoft specifically describes each update with the following:

A security-only quality update

A security monthly quality rollup

A preview of the monthly quality rollup

Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework will also be moving to this monthly update model. Hopefully, this model will simplify support for older version of Windows, reduce fragmentation of operating systems, and produce more reliable updates. But understandably, some are concerned.

It probably was not great timing to announced Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are getting the Windows 10 cumulative update treatment, as the Windows 10 Anniversary Update causeda variety of headachesfor users. And as many businesses rely on legacy versions of Windows, those headaches could get costly. It won’t be long before we know how this all plays out for Microsoft and the hundreds of millions using legacy versions of Windows, since the “B” week Patch Tuesday is tomorrow.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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