Microsoft Explains How Windows 7 and 8.1 Will Get Cumulative Updates

Microsoft will make substantial adjustments towards the way it delivers updates to Windows 7 and 8.1 computers tomorrow when it begins the rollout of this month's Patch Tuesday, switching to a brand new servicing model that is inspired by Windows 10.

Especially, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will start out obtaining rollup updates each and every month, that are supposed to create it easier for users and IT admins to install them on Patch Tuesdays.

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computer systems will get a security-only quality update just about every month, and this may be published as "Security Update" using a exceptional KB quantity. On top of that, there'll be a safety monthly excellent rollup which is a lot more of a month-to-month rollup containing all safety fixes necessary to bring a laptop fully up to date.

"This are going to be published to Windows Update, WSUS, along with the Windows Update Catalog. The initial monthly rollup released in October will only have new security updates from October, at the same time as the non-security updates from September," Microsoft says.

And last but not least, there'll be a third update that can incorporate non-security fixes and which will be rolled around the third Tuesday on the month - this means that you will get it a week soon after Patch Tuesday.

"An additional monthly rollup containing a preview of new non-security fixes that can be incorporated in the next monthly rollup, at the same time as fixes from all prior month-to-month rollup. This can also be named the'preview rollup,'" Microsoft explained.

This third update will transition to a cumulative update with every new month, as older fixes will be added for the archive when newer ones become on the market. This means that installing the most recent version normally brings your computer system completely up-to-date.

All these changes take place this month, and IT admins are strongly suggested to read all of the changes taking place to office 2016 professional plus and 8.1 PCs, especially if they've systems running these OS versions in their networks. All modifications are integrated within the box soon after the jump.

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