SUS Blog
This is the Windows Server Update Services support team blog. We cover all things relating to WSUS and Windows Update.
Fixing WSUS sync error "WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden."
Here's an issue we see every once in a while in product support and since I didn't see it documented...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/25/2010
A new product category called Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime will be added to WSUS
According to the great WSUS product team blog there will be a new product category called Visual...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/17/2010
WSUS will not offer the App-V 4.5 SP2 update if you do not have Microsoft Application Error Reporting installed
Just a quick FYI that we just published revised detection logic for Microsoft App-V 4.5 Service Pack...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/11/2010
The August 2010 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release
Looks like another patch Tuesday is upon us and the Microsoft Security Response Center blog has a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/10/2010
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 released today
This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Shell. The vulnerability...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/02/2010
Microsoft Security Advisory 2286198 Updated
Looks like the Microsoft Security Response Team announced an update to 2286198: We've just updated...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/21/2010
WSUS will start syncing drivers designated as “Important”
We would like to notify you of a change you will see starting next week. If your WSUS settings...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/19/2010
New Windows Small Business Server 2008 Migration Preparation Tool category coming to WSUS
A new product category called Windows Small Business Server 2008 Migration Preparation Tool will be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/14/2010
Need personalized help implementing a Microsoft product or solution? Our new ProAdvisory service may be for you
I know this isn’t necessarily specific to WSUS but I wanted to let you know of a new support...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/01/2010
Security Advisory 2219475 released along with Webcast Q&A
I'm sure you're already aware of this but in case you somehow managed to miss it, Security Advisory...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/14/2010
Notification of revised WSUSScn2.cab released on 6/9/2010
Yesterday the Windows Update / Microsoft Update team released a revised WSUSSCN2.CAB file. This new...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/10/2010
New WSUS Category and Product Family for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
I saw that the WSUS product team announced a new product category for App-V 4.5 and figured you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/08/2010
TechNet Webcast: Understanding the Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool
Here's a quick heads up on a webcast we did a couple weeks ago. Even though the initial date...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/25/2010
Microsoft security bulletins MS10-030 and MS10-031 released today
Just a quick FYI that we're releasing two security bulletins, MS10-030 and MS10-031 today: Today...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/11/2010
SMS 2003: ITMU v3 requires two passes, two reboots, to deploy April 2010 security patches
We've been getting some calls about this one so I thought it deserved a mention here. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/10/2010
Survey: What are your top pain points for the use of ConfigMgr and WSUS?
If you love taking surveys, and who doesn't, then you'll definitely want to stop by MyITForum and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/28/2010
The Microsoft TechNet Wiki has launched
I know I've mentioned this here before but in case you haven't seen the TechNet Wiki or had a chance...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/15/2010
New WSUS Product Category Coming: Exchange Server 2010
Looks like the WSUS product team is gearing up for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 – they just...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/08/2010
Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware definitions now available via WSUS
Looks like the WSUS product team announced that new SCE anti-malware definitions are now available...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/05/2010
Security update MS10-018 is being released today
According to the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010 MS10-018 is...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/30/2010
Security Advisory 981374 Released
Just an FYI on a security bulletin release by the MSRC: Today we released Security Advisory 981374...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/09/2010
Welcome to the TechNet Wiki Beta!
What began a few years ago as an idea is now in front of you. Through the grassroots efforts and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/08/2010
The MS10-015 security update has been re-released with new detection logic
The MSRC folks say that they have revised the installation packages for MS10-015 with new logic that...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/02/2010
Security Advisory 981169 has been released
Just an FYI that yesterday the MSRC released Security Advisory 981169 to address the VBScript issue...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/02/2010
The February 2010 Security Bulletin Webcast is now available
As the MSRC does every month following the public webcast, they posted the questions and answers...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/15/2010
Notification of revised WSUSScn2.cab released on 02/10/2010
Today the WU/MU team released a revised WSUSSCN2.CAB file. This new cab file addresses missing files...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/10/2010
The February 2010 Security Bulletin Release
Just an FYI that today we are releasing 13 bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities. 11 bulletins...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/09/2010
February 2010 Bulletin Release Advance Notification
Looks like the folks at the MSRC just released the February bulletin information through our Advance...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/04/2010
Security Advisory 980088 was released today
Microsoft is investigating a publicly reported vulnerability in Internet Explorer for customers...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2010
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002 (978207) released today
This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2010
Microsoft Security Advisory (979682) is now released
Yesterday we released Security Advisory 979682 to address an Elevation of Privilege (EoP)...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2010
Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010
I know this isn't necessarily WSUS specific but I figured that some of you may still have some old...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2010
Security Bulletin MS10-002 to be released tomorrow, January 21st, 2010
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: January 20, 2010 Microsoft Security...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/20/2010
All the info on Security Advisory 979352
There's been a lot of news around Security Advisory 979352 so I thought I'd take a minute and give a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2010
List of all Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2009
Just an FYI on a new KB article that we recently published. This one contains a cumulative...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/13/2010
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001 - Critical
Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270)...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/13/2010
January 2010 Bulletin Release Advance Notification
This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/11/2010
Error code when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates: 0x737D
Just an FYI on a new KB article that we recently published. This one discusses an issue where when...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2010
EEHndlr WARNING: Failed to populate ServiceStartup entries in Cache: error 0x80070002
The EMEA Core Team posted a great tip on a WSUS related error they've been seeing lately: When...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/05/2010
December 2009 Security Bulletin Webcast
Looks like the MSRC posted the December security bulleting webcast last Friday: There is one...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/14/2009
Summary of Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Release for December 2009
From the MSRC blog: As noted in our Advance Notification (ANS) last Thursday, for the December...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/08/2009
Advance Notification for the December 2009 Security Bulletin Release
For December we are planning to release six new security bulletins addressing 12 vulnerabilities in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/07/2009
Tips for troubleshooting WSUS Agents that are not reporting to the WSUS server
The WSUS client agent may not report to the WSUS server for many reasons. Here I'll go through some...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/17/2009
New WSUS Category for Expression Web 3
Looks like there's been a new category addition to WSUS: There is a new product category being added...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/17/2009
Questions and Answers from the November 2009 Security Bulletin Webcast
The good folks at the Microsoft Security Response Center announced that the questions and answers...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/16/2009
Microsoft Security Advisory 977544 Released
Just in case you missed it, last Friday we released Security Advisory 977544 to provide information,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/16/2009
Summary of Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Release for November 2009
Today, we released six security bulletins addressing a total of 15 vulnerabilities. Four affect...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/11/2009
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) Now Available!
I know this isn’t WSUS specific but I thought it was something you’d appreciate hearing about...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/10/2009
Advance Notification for the November 2009 Security Bulletin Release
Just a heads up but the folks at the MSRC just announced their Advance Notification for the November...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/05/2009
Automatic FixIt: You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version
I asked the FixIt team for this a while back and they have delivered. Now if you ever run into...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/05/2009