Non-security updates in windows 7 and windows 8.1 will be monthly

In the last few hours Microsoft has announced that as of this moment, all patches that are downloaded in Windows Update that are not from security improvements, will only be downloaded monthly for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

These updates (including non-security enhancements) will be released monthly in a single package; This in order to apply a single update containing all the security and non-security corrections made in Windows operating systems.

Upgrades will only be downloaded monthly for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

From now on, these measures will be applied on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 versions. You are thinking of switching to Windows 10 right? We recommend you first read our Windows 10 review and evaluate all options before doing so.

Windows non-security updates

Windows also stated the following:

Monthly, we will release a single update that contains all the fixes. In order to simplify the maintenance process of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. We are making this change cumulatively to improve the reliability and quality of our updates. All corrections made will be available through Windows Update, WSUS and SCCM, as well as the Microsoft Update catalog.

In the case of Windows 7 SP1 users, they can download a new update that contains all the security fixes and version improvements since the release of the operating system in its Service Pack version, until the last update made in April 2016

This update is completely optional; It does not have to be installed, so it is not even offered through Windows Update. You can choose whether or not you want to use it.

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He also indicated that in the coming months, updates for all Windows Versions will no longer be available in the Microsoft download center.

Security bulletins will continue to send out direct links to notify new changes, but these will now redirect to packages in the Microsoft Update Catalog. For those customers who use tools that link to the Microsoft Download Center, they should follow the links provided in the Security Bulletins or search directly in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

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