Windows-itpro-docs: Central Page With All Current SSU's

Created on 11 Sep 2018 · 16Comments · Source: MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs

Can https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates be updated with a list of all current SSU's for all active Windows 10 builds?

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Content: Servicing stack updates (Windows 10)
Content Source: windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates.md
Product: w10
GitHub Login: @jaimeo
Microsoft Alias: jaimeo

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My intent with this request was for IT professionals to have one page documenting the most recent SSU's for the purpose of offline servicing WIMs used via imaging deployments such as via ConfigMgr. I rebuild my base image each month and it's sometimes a challenge to confirm easily if there is a new SSU.

ajf8729 on 4 Oct 2018

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A reasonable question--I'll ping our SMEs on that and find out.

jaimeo on 11 Sep 2018

Is there an update to this request?

eponerine on 3 Oct 2018

Per the PM I spoke to: SSU updates come down with the cumulative updates in one bundle if you use Windows Update. A list of SSUs would get stale very quickly. Windows Update will automatically offer the latest SSU, and those updates are cumulative.

jaimeo on 3 Oct 2018

@jaimeo the problem is that there is no way to know the _current_ SSU version.

eponerine on 4 Oct 2018

Yes, I understand that. The SME's position is that if you are up to date with WU, you have the current SSU version. I will see if I can connect him directly with you for better engagement.

jaimeo on 4 Oct 2018

@jaimeo being up to date with Windows Update's latest CU only _exposes_ the SSU upon next update scan. They're not bound together. You still need to install a second update.

eponerine on 4 Oct 2018

"A list of SSUs would get stale very quickly" - is that true, though? The last SSU for Server 2016 was 2018-05. The last SSU for 1803 was 2018-09 (I think?).

They don't seem to be released constantly. But again, without a list, how would we know :P

eponerine on 4 Oct 2018

ajf8729 on 4 Oct 2018

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Windows Update will automatically offer the latest SSU, and those updates are cumulative.

@jaimeo unfortunately, not every time. For example, I've just had 2018-09 rollup for Server 2008 R2 failed to install because KB3177467 was not offered for the machine through Windows Update - I had to download and install it manually. I also update OS images offline which means I need a reliable way to get a list of fresh updates for them automatically. Thankfully, we have KB articles which contain lists of OS rollups (which I parse and extract download links); sadly, there's no such thing for SSUs yet.

I would welcome a list of SSUs (or a way to automatically get a link for the most fresh one) very much.

exchange12rocks on 12 Oct 2018

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There is a page https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4099479 that lists all the CU, why can't there be a similar page with all the SSU. The argument of information getting stale seems to apply there but yet it is maintained?

hoyty76 on 30 Oct 2018

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I was just given this: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV990001

eponerine on 13 Nov 2018

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@eponerine ; that's awesome! This is not something my SMEs ever shared with me. Now I can link to that out of this topic, an update I'll make forthwith. Thanks!

jaimeo on 13 Nov 2018

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And ... as evidenced by #3390 above, the entire PAGE of SSU information has disappeared from docs.microsoft.com. My customer, an USA DoD entity, uses the latest SSU infomation to prepare an updated Reference Image for OS deployment across multiple enviroments. The REQUIREMENT to stay updated AT DEPLOY TIME includes current SSU. Please fix this resource so recently given.