Microsoft reissues Windows 8.1 Update 1 via WSUS
April 17, 2014 | 10:48
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Microsoft has reissued its Windows 8.1 Update 1 patch for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users, having resolved a flaw that would prevent client systems from installing future updates.
A mandatory install for all Windows 8.1 users - those without Update 1 will be blocked from downloading security and bug-fix updates starting with next month's Patch Tuesday on the 13th of May - the update has been the source of more than a little heartache for Microsoft's customers. As well as the flaw that saw it pulled from WSUS shortly after release, users have reported numerous issues installing the patch and further flaws once the software is installed.
The cause of the WSUS flaw has been isolated, at least, and Microsoft has officially rereleased the update for corporate customers. 'This means that you can now easily deploy these updates to the computers or servers you manage,' explained Microsoft's Brendan LeBlanc in the company's announcement. 'For computers and servers that have already installed these updates, note that Windows Update will re-offer them but it will only install the portion of the update that addresses the fix. Other portions of the update which users have already downloaded and installed will not be downloaded or installed a second time.'
Having perhaps recognised that the rollout of the first major update to Windows 8.1, and a mandatory one at that, hasn't gone smoothly, LeBlanc also announced a new grace period to win over corporate customers. 'We’ve decided to extend the timeframe for enterprise customers to deploy these new product updates from 30 to 120 days,' LeBlanc explained. 'In order to receive future updates, all customers managing updates using WSUS, Windows Intune, or System Center Configuration Manager have until August 12th to apply the new updates. For those that decide to defer installation, separate security updates will be published during the 120-day window.'
For home users, however, the extended deadline does not apply: anyone outside a WSUS-controlled corporate network who has not installed Windows 8.1 Update 1 by the 13th of May will not be able to download updates until Update 1 is installed.
A mandatory install for all Windows 8.1 users - those without Update 1 will be blocked from downloading security and bug-fix updates starting with next month's Patch Tuesday on the 13th of May - the update has been the source of more than a little heartache for Microsoft's customers. As well as the flaw that saw it pulled from WSUS shortly after release, users have reported numerous issues installing the patch and further flaws once the software is installed.
The cause of the WSUS flaw has been isolated, at least, and Microsoft has officially rereleased the update for corporate customers. 'This means that you can now easily deploy these updates to the computers or servers you manage,' explained Microsoft's Brendan LeBlanc in the company's announcement. 'For computers and servers that have already installed these updates, note that Windows Update will re-offer them but it will only install the portion of the update that addresses the fix. Other portions of the update which users have already downloaded and installed will not be downloaded or installed a second time.'
Having perhaps recognised that the rollout of the first major update to Windows 8.1, and a mandatory one at that, hasn't gone smoothly, LeBlanc also announced a new grace period to win over corporate customers. 'We’ve decided to extend the timeframe for enterprise customers to deploy these new product updates from 30 to 120 days,' LeBlanc explained. 'In order to receive future updates, all customers managing updates using WSUS, Windows Intune, or System Center Configuration Manager have until August 12th to apply the new updates. For those that decide to defer installation, separate security updates will be published during the 120-day window.'
For home users, however, the extended deadline does not apply: anyone outside a WSUS-controlled corporate network who has not installed Windows 8.1 Update 1 by the 13th of May will not be able to download updates until Update 1 is installed.
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