Batu69 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 The change comes into effect on May 10, the company says Microsoft is bringing some changes to the way updates are being shipped to users, making specific patches available exclusively via Windows Update. At this point, updates released by Microsoft are available on the Microsoft Download Center and the Microsoft Update Catalog and Security Bulletins linked directly to update packages on the Microsoft Download Center. But starting May 10, “some updates” will no longer be published in the Microsoft Download Center, which means that it’ll be impossible to manually download and install them on a Windows PC. The company hasn’t specifically said whether all security updates will be affected by the change or only specific patches, but this can only be a welcome tweak for Microsoft, as it struggles to keep computers fully patched and protected against vulnerabilities. No manual installation should anything go wrong On the other hand, it’s not the best news for users, as manual download and installation was a potential fix for issues experienced with updates that failed to deploy via Windows Update. Without a download link, such a workaround is impossible, so Microsoft needs to improve internal testing before the public release takes place. “Security bulletins will continue to link directly to the updates, but will now point to the packages on the Microsoft Update Catalog for updates not available on the Microsoft Download Center. Customers that use tools linking to the Microsoft Download Center should follow the links provided in the Security Bulletins or search directly on the Microsoft Update Catalog,” Microsoft explains. May 10 is the date when Microsoft pushes this month’s Patch Tuesday update, so we’ll keep an eye on how the change is being implemented for Windows users. As it happens every month, expect critical and important security updates for Windows, Office, and other software components. Windows 10 will get its own share of security patches as well, including cumulative updates for both version 1511 and 10240. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 It has been a year since I have installed any Windows updates on my home computers (now totaling 43 with the 9 recent laptop purchases) and I have not had a virus, no malware, no BSOD, and no crashes. So if their updates are so damn important I sure don't know why. It's not as if I don't run high end software like Adobe Photoshop, AVID, Ableton, FTK, AutoDesk Autocad and Revit, and many others. I'm not saying that my solution is for everybody but it surely does indicate that not doing the updates has not affected me adversely in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On 04/05/2016 at 8:11 AM, straycat19 said: It has been a year since I have installed any Windows updates on my home computers (now totaling 43 with the 9 recent laptop purchases) and I have not had a virus, no malware, no BSOD, and no crashes. So if their updates are so damn important I sure don't know why. It's not as if I don't run high end software like Adobe Photoshop, AVID, Ableton, FTK, AutoDesk Autocad and Revit, and many others. I'm not saying that my solution is for everybody but it surely does indicate that not doing the updates has not affected me adversely in any way. You probably have a Trojan or even a security risk due to the fact there is no definition for the Trojan or security risk for you as you have not updated your system. Just update them, I myself have four (4) updates that just won't install, but, I install everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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