Microsoft pauses non-security patches

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Microsoft says it won’t be pushing any new non-security patches (although they just pushed one about an hour ago). We have been evaluating the public
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rontpxz81, Elly

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[IndyPilot80]

Hmm. Interesting. KB4541335 just showed up in WSUS. Wonder if this is a “Ohh, come on, just one more before we have to stop”.

Edit: Just saw then are planning to “pause” starting in May.

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It means we will still have non-security updates in April
and from May, it will be halted… until they decide to resume it

this doesn’t mean Win10 security cumulatives won’t have new non-security fixes
but they will be minimized

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IndyPilot80, woody

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Now THAT makes sense.

I wonder why they didn’t just come out and say it?

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[EP]

they did say it, woody

Timing for upcoming Windows optional C and D releases

We have been evaluating the public health situation, and we understand this is impacting our customers. In response to these challenges we are prioritizing our focus on security updates. Starting in May 2020, we are pausing all optional non-security releases (C and D updates) for all supported versions of Windows client and server products (Windows 10, version 1909 down through Windows Server 2008 SP2).

BleepingComputer article – Microsoft Pauses Optional Windows Cumulative Updates Starting in May
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pauses-optional-windows-cumulative-updates-starting-in-may/

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MS said that they will no longer be issuing C and D week updates.

They didn’t say they were reducing the number of non-security patches in B week updates. That’s what Abbodi said.

I’m skeptical because there’s no way MS will stop ALL non-security updates. Some of them will have to come through. But apparently they’ll arrive in the B Week Patch Tuesday crop.

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Elly

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I think you are missing the whole point.

With the increased web traffic from the Stay-at-home situation- many large internet based businesses are being asked to- or proactively taking preventive steps to scale back their traffic footprints.  See Youtube/Netflix in lower quality etc.   This is simply MS trying to be a good citizen and reduce it’s pushes to only most critical updates during this crisis.  Don’t read more into it than that.

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Then Microsoft could clearly communicate that in a statement. They did not. You have read that for them. The need you describe is now, the adjustment is the 3rd week of May, eight weeks from now.

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woody

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[woody]

Windows patches as a percentage of total online traffic puts a new “u” in minuscule.

The goal is improved stability. I think. It’s a noble goal.

As far as reduced online traffic… well, OK, that’s great. Can’t argue with it.

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AN OFFICIAL UPDATE: On Twitter, a few minutes ago, the official @WindowsUpdate account said:

That sounds right to me.

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abbodi86, Elly

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So I’ve lost track of the March updates. We are still on Defcon 2, correct?  I have quality updates deferred for 30 days & Group Policy settings to ask for download prior to installing.  Should I pause updates before, I don’t know what is the date for 30 days, April 14th? I’m thinking if I don’t pause, they will appear after 30 days.  Which, I can leave sitting there, but I don’t want to do that.  thanks.

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We are still on DEFCON-2 (See top of the website).
WAIT for DEFCON-3 or greater.

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dmt_3904

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ok. But I still have a couple questions:   if we are still at Defcon 2 and 30 day deferral runs out, the updates will appear?  And then I can leave them there until I choose to download (I have set group policy for that).  Or, I can Pause and once I remove that, anything that is out there will download automatically.

Sorry, don’t mean to be dense, just want to make sure I understand what happens when we have deferral days set and we go past that deferral date. thanks!

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I have Quality deferral set at 0 days and the GP setting at “2”. When the updates appear in the WU queue on Patch Tuesday, they will sit there until I click on the “Download” button. I have never set Quality deferral otherwise, but I assume you will see the same behavior (this is not a guarantee from first-hand knowledge, it is a guess).

If you set “Pause,” I do know that at the end of the pause period that the updates will download/install without respecting the GP setting of “2” (unless maybe you have Metered Connections set). Again, this is just my personal experience. I do not use “Pause” for that reason, as I have the Pro version. But Home version doesn’t have any other choice.

There is more info in AKB2000016.

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Chris B

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thank you, that makes sense. i will leave my settings as is and not pause.

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Microsoft should just continue to support version 1809 which they forced me to upgrade to.  It works.  How many time do I need to say that.  I don’t need to be forced to migrate to 1909  in May with all the issues while I am “working from home”  I was happy on 1803.  Just leave me alone for a while.

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Already news to some prior to today’s update, Microsoft have updated (17th June 2020) their lifecycle support for v1809 which will be extended to the 10th November 2020 due to the pandemic. So, you should be ok for a while yet but, then what?

Keep an eye out for the heads up on the latest v2004 iso via MCT nearer the release time of v2009 here on askwoody 😉

Having typed that, v2009 will only be a minor feature update so, theoretically should be ok by then.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created IT- AE

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Yep, support will continue till November – but MS has started pushing 1809 customers onto 2004.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-starts-automatically-updating-windows-10-1809-users-to-windows-10-2004

I sure hope you aren’t running Storage Spaces.

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125dmkcir wrote:

Microsoft should just continue to support version 1809 which they forced me to upgrade to.  It works.  How many time do I need to say that.  I don’t need to be forced to migrate to 1909  in May with all the issues while I am “working from home”  I was happy on 1803.  Just leave me alone for a while.

No one has forced you to anything. You could blocked Windows 10 updates like in Windows 7, but without security patches.

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[EP]

well woody it looks like Microsoft is gonna UN-pause or resume the Optional updates in July 2020 as recently announced here (uh-oh):

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/windows-message-center

Resuming optional Windows 10 and Windows Server non-security monthly updates

In March, we announced that we would pause optional non-security update releases (also referred to as “C” and “D” releases) for all supported versions of Windows client and Windows Server to give organizations time to focus on business continuity in the face of the global pandemic. Based on your feedback and the increase in standard business operations, we will resume optional releases beginning in July 2020 for Windows 10, version 1809 and Windows Server, version 1809 and later. This will, once again, provide you with validated, production-quality “Preview” releases that you can use to test planned non-security fixes targeted for the next month’s Update Tuesday (or “B”) release.

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[woody]

Lemme see if I understand this.

People running Win10 1809 are less affected by the pandemic, so they should have optional non-security patches?

That makes a whole lotta sense. Yessiree bob.

UPDATE: OOOPS. Nevermind. I just read the full announcement. Looks like the optional, non-security patches — now called the “Cumulative Update Previews” — will be coming for 1809 and later.

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