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    Microsoft change location of some security updates May Patch Tuesday


    Posted: 03 May 2016
    Microsoft is going to cease its current practice of making all security updates available from both the Microsoft Download Center and the Microsoft Update Catalog.

    In a very brief April 29 blog post, company officials noted the coming change, which takes effect next Tuesday, May 10 -- which is Patch Tuesday. Moving forward, security bulletins will point to the Microsoft Update Catalog when updates are not listed on the company's Download Center website.

    From Microsoft's post:

    "Updates have historically been published on both the Microsoft Download Center and the Microsoft Update Catalog and Security Bulletins linked directly to update packages on the Microsoft Download Center. Starting May 10, some updates will no longer be available from the Microsoft Download Center."

    What Microsoft's blog post doesn't say is why the company is making this change.


    Read more: Microsoft to change location of some security updates as of May Patch Tuesday | ZDNet
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    03 May 2016



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       #1

    Thank you Shawn. I will be watching.
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  2. Posts : 20,583
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       #2

    Watching sounds like a lot of people are doing that with just windows updates searching and searching..... :)
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  3. Posts : 7,781
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       #3

    ThrashZone said:
    Watching sounds like a lot of people are doing that with just windows updates searching and searching..... :)
    Too true.....
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  4. Posts : 20,583
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       #4

    Well today all 3 of machines found 1 important updates shortly after startup
    One update for Office spam filter
    My asus found about 8 looks like some older and few newer recommended ones which I had on the 2 other machines not sure what's up with that :/
    KB3054476
    KB2726535
    KB2732059
    KB3040272
    KB2719857
    KB3121255
    KB2970228
    KB3006137
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       #5

    Just check one of my computer and all I got was KB3035583 trying to sneak in again.
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       #6

    Layback Bear said:
    Just check one of my computer and all I got was KB3035583 trying to sneak in again.
    That's right, I had to hide it again yesterday. MS seem to be working on the basis if you don't succeed try & try again, but this is becoming beyond a joke.
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       #7

    Not exactly sure why anyone bothers to hide some updates :)
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    ThrashZone said:
    Not exactly sure why anyone bothers to hide some updates :)
    What else can you do to stop it from installing. KB3035583 is one the GWX (Get Windows 10) installation files.
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  9. Posts : 25,847
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       #9

    If I hide the KB it will not be offered again for quite some time.
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