SUS Blog
This is the Windows Server Update Services support team blog. We cover all things relating to WSUS and Windows Update.
New WSUS categories coming for System Center 2012 – App Controller and System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager
In case you missed the announcement, looks like we have two new WSUS categories to look forward to:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/10/2012
Windows XP and Office 2003 countdown to end of support, and the April 2012 bulletins
Hello, As you know, today is Update Tuesday. Before I go into the bulletin details, however, I...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/10/2012
New product categories under System Center family
Two new product categories will be added to your WSUS server under the System Center family,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2012
Advance Notification Service for April 2012 security bulletin release
Hello, Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the April security bulletin release,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/05/2012
WSUS administration best practices recommended to ease Forefront Endpoint Protection (and Client Security) deployment (en-US)
Here’s a cool article I found while going through what was new over on our community-driven TechNet...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/04/2012
BlueHat Prize: And now the fun begins
The entry window for the first annual BlueHat Prize closed at 11:59pm PDT on April 1. We've been...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/03/2012
WSUS File Size Limit for Locally Published Updates (en-US)
Here’s one more article on WSUS that I found over on our TechNet Wiki page today. This one describes...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/02/2012
Search for updates returns declined updates in WSUS on Windows Server 8 Beta
Here’s another cool WSUS article I found over on our TechNet Wiki page this morning. This one...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/02/2012
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Nearly nine months after we announced the first annual BlueHat Prize competition for innovations in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/26/2012
Installing WSUS on Windows Server “8” Beta using PowerShell
Authors: Travis Plunk, Software Developer Engineer Yuri Diogenes, Senior Technical Writer Technical...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/20/2012
March 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast and Q&A
Hello, Today we published the March Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. During...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/16/2012
Proof-of-Concept Code available for MS12-020
On March 15, we became aware of public proof-of-concept code that results in denial of service for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/16/2012
Strength, flexibility and the March 2012 security bulletins
Hello. Today we’re releasing six security bulletins – one Critical-class, four Important...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/13/2012
March 2012 ANS
Hello. Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the March security bulletin release,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/08/2012
How WSUS and Cluster-Aware Updating are affected by Windows Server 8 Beta Updates
Just a quick FYI on an article over on our TechNet Wiki regarding how WSUS and Cluster-Aware...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/05/2012
Getting started with WSUS in the Windows Server 8 beta: Installing the WSUS role using the new Server Manager
Author: Yuri Diogenes, Senior Technical Writer Technical Reviewers: Travis Plunk, Software Developer...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/02/2012
New WSUS category for Forefront Identity Manager 2010
A new product category will be added to your WSUS server under the Forefront family, entitled...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/28/2012
New category for Forefront
A new product category will be added to your WSUS server under the Forefront family, entitled...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2012
February 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast and Q&A
Hello, Today we published the February Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/17/2012
New WSUS Product Family and Product Category for System Center
We will add a new product family to your WSUS server today – System Center. The System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/14/2012
MSRC looks back at ten years, and the February 2012 bulletins
Ever wondered where Update Tuesday bulletins come from, or what it’s like around Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/14/2012
New Product Family and Product Category for System Center
We will add a new product family to your WSUS server today – System Center. The System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 02/14/2012
ANS for February 2012, and some notes on SDL
Hello. Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the February security bulletin...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/09/2012
New Category for Windows Small Business Server
A new product category will be added to your WSUS server under the Windows Small Business Server...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 02/08/2012
Microsoft Enterprise Product Roadmap Webcast
Please join us for a high level discussion into Microsoft software investments designed to cover...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2012
Windows Update agents suddenly and unexpectedly start downloading all updates from the Microsoft Update site
Hi everyone, Joao Madureira here. Here on the WSUS support team we occasionally run into an...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/17/2012
January 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A
Hello, Today we published the January Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/12/2012
January 2012 Security Bulletins Released
Hello. As I previously mentioned in the Advance Notification Service blog post on Thursday, today we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/10/2012
January 2012 ANS is released
Hello. Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the January security bulletin...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/05/2012
WSUSSCN2.CAB Now Available for MS11-100
Due to the urgency of the MS11-100 release on December 29, 2011, the WSUSSCN2.CAB offline catalog...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 12/31/2011
December 2011 Out-Of-Band Bulletin Release: Q&A and Webcast
Hello, Today we published the December 2011 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast Questions &...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/30/2011
December 2011 Out-Of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A
Hosts: Jonathan Ness, Security Development Manager, MSRC Pete Voss, Sr. Response Communications...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/30/2011
Microsoft releases MS11-100 for Security Advisory 2659883
Hello, Today we released Security Update MS11-100 to address the issue described in Security...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/29/2011
Advanced Notification for out-of-band release to address Security Advisory 2659883
Hello, Today we’re providing advance notification for an out-of-band security update to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/28/2011
Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2659883, offers workaround for industry-wide issue
Hello, Today we published Security Advisory 2659883 to provide a workaround to help protect ASP.NET...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/28/2011
December 2011 Bulletin Release Q&A and Slide Deck
Hello, Today we published the December Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/19/2011
December 2011 Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A
Hosts: Jonathan Ness, Security Development Manager, MSRC Jerry Bryant, Group Manager, Trustworthy...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/15/2011
WSUS Supportability Statement on HTTPS Inspection
Here’s a heads up on another great article I found over on the TechNet Wiki. This one was...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/14/2011
A look back at 2011’s security landscape
Hi everyone – Mike Reavey here. Today, we’re releasing our December set of security...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/13/2011
The December bulletins are released
Hello. As I previously mentioned in the Advance Notification Service blog post on Thursday, today we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/13/2011
New Product Family and Product Categories for Microsoft Online Services
A new product family has been added to your WSUS server –Microsoft Online Services. The...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2011
News from MAPP, and Advance Notification Service for the December 2011 Bulletin Release
Hello all. Before we look at next week’s bulletin release, we’d like to point out an...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/08/2011
Publishing Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS) 3 SP2 through Forefront TMG 2010 SP2
Here’s a heads up on another great article I found over on the TechNet Wiki that was written by...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/28/2011
Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2641690, updates Untrusted Certificate Store
Hi everyone, As a follow-up to Friday’s blog post, today we released Security Advisory 2641690...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/10/2011
Microsoft hosts BlueHatv11, releases four bulletins
Hello, On this November Update Tuesday, we’re recapping the BlueHat conference, which...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/08/2011
Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2639658
Hi everyone, Today we released Security Advisory 2639568 to provide customer guidance for the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/03/2011
Untrusted Certificate Store to be updated
Hi everyone, This post is to notify customers that Microsoft will revoke trust in an Intermediate...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/03/2011
Advance Notification for November 2011
Hello, As we do each month, we're providing advance notification on the release of four security...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/03/2011
How to deploy WSUS 3 SP2 on a DMZ Protected by Forefront TMG 2010 SP2
Here’s a heads up on another cool article I found over on the TechNet Wiki that was written by...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/01/2011
Q&A from the October 2011 Security Bulletin Webcast
Hello, Today we published the October Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/15/2011