Windows Update - Part 5: Timeline [discarded draft]

TODO: discarded draft.

199x

• Bugtraq Mailing List (1993~2021) (2021 seclists)
• NTBugTraq (2000 ICSA.net)

1996

• Windows 95 SP1, Update Information Tool (QFECHECK.EXE)

1997

• IE 3 security hole discovered; Microsoft responds quickly - Mar 4, 1997 - Microsoft promises to provide a fix within 48 hours.

1998

• Microsoft Product Security Response Team <secure () MICROSOFT COM>
• Microsoft Security Bulletin - Jun 1, 1998
• MS98-002, CVE-1999-0007
• Microsoft starts Security Notification Service - July 3, 1998 - a new Microsoft mailing list.
• Microsoft: Windows 98 to be released June 25 - April 14, 1998 - Windows 98 "Windows Update" feature
• Windows 98 Review - Jun 26, 1998
• Microsoft to introduce Windows 98 Critical Update - October 30, 1998
• Critical Update Notification now available for Win98 users - Nov 5, 1998
• DOJ seeks to prove MS deliberately changed Windows Update - Dec 22, 1998

1999

• Microsoft releases SMS 2.0 - Feb 11, 1999
• MITRE CVE List - Sep 1999
• Microsoft testing Windows Update for corporations - Oct 25, 1999

2000

• Introducing AutoUpdate, A Windows Me technology showcase - Feb 1, 2000 - beta: AutoUpdate was up and running in Nov 1999.

2001

• Windows Security Push
• Secure Windows Initiative
• United States v. Microsoft Corp., Civil No. 98-1232.

• Auditing and Updating Hotfixes - Feb 6, 2001
• Microsoft Releases New Command Line Hotfix Scanner - Aug 15, 2001 - Microsoft Network Security Hotfix Checker (Hfnetchk.exe)
• Hfnetchk: The Latest Security Hotfix Audit and Advisor Tool - Sep 4, 2001
• New IIS Security Tool Released - Sep 13, 2001 - URLScan
• Microsoft launched the Strategic Technology Protection Program (STPP) - Oct 3, 2001
• Microsoft confronts security fears - October 3, 2001
• Microsoft Announces Product-wide Security Overhaul - October 4, 2001
• The New Microsoft STPP: Is It Enough? - October 10, 2001
• Microsoft Introduces Security Bulletin Severity Rating System - Oct 17, 2001 - <Critical, Moderate, and Low>, <Internet Servers, Internal Servers, and Client Systems>.
• Hfnetchk: Microsoft's New Hotfix Tool - Nov 26, 2001
• Microsoft Promises to Get Secure, Stay Secure - December 19, 2001

2002

• Top Stories of 2001, #1: Security and Privacy Problems Dog Microsoft - January 2, 2002
• Top Stories of 2001, #3: Windows XP
• How can I access the Windows Update Catalog for Windows XP and Windows .NET Server? - Jan 10, 2002
• Windows XP/UPnP Vulnerability Exposed - January 10, 2002
• Bill Gates "Trustworthy Computing" Memo - January 15, 2002
• The Microsoft STPP-- An Overview and an Update - March 12, 2002
• Software Update Service to Ease Patch Distribution - Apr 22, 2002 - Michael Cherry
• Get Secure, Stay Secure - April 24, 2002
• Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas - April 2002
• What is Windows Update Corporate Edition? - May 2, 2002
• Windows Update Corporate Edition News! - May 23, 2002
• Microsoft’s Software Update Service (SUS) - June 2002
• What is Software Update Services (SUS) for Windows 2000 and later OSs? - July 10, 2002
• What is the Windows 2000 SP3 Automatic Updates feature? - Aug 12, 2002
• How do I use Windows 2000 to download Windows updates and enhancements and Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality (WHQL) logo device drivers from the Windows Update Catalog? - Aug 20, 2002
• Windows 2000 SP3, Windows XP SP1, and Windows Server 2003 have the version of Automatic Updates that supports SUS - Aug 2002
• Feature Packs Coming for SMS 2.0 - Oct 3, 2002
• Microsoft Standardizes Support Lifecycle - October 17, 2002
• Palladium will manifest Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative—but not until 2005 at the earliest. - October 21, 2002
• Windows Update Corporate Edition White Paper - Nov 2001, updated Jan 2002
• Improvements to Microsoft Security Reponse Communications - Nov 18, 2002
• Microsoft to decipher security alerts - Nov 19, 2002 - a less technical end-user security bulletin, a new End User Security Notification Service, a fourth severity designation - "important".
• The SMS 2.0 SUS Feature Pack - Dec 17, 2002

2003

• Microsoft Launches Free Security Bulletin Notification System For Home Users - Feb 12, 2003
• Since 2003, the MSRC has managed the release of software security updates company-wide to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.
• Critical Software Updates and the Windows Update Catalog - Feb 11, 2003
• Patching Windows with SUS - Feb 25, 2003
• Microsoft Plans Sustained Content Model for Windows Server 2003 - Mar 19, 2003
• Patching Windows with the SMS SUS 2.0 Feature Pack - Mar 25, 2003
• Adding Value to SMS - Apr 22, 2003
• Paul Thurrott disucusses NGSCB (formerly Palladium) and why some people are afraid of it - May 21, 2003
• Security, Patch Management, and the Future - Jun 25, 2003
• Microsoft's Plan to End the Patch Management Nightmare - Jul 2, 2003
• One Last Follow-up: The Future of Patch Management - Jul 8, 2003
• What You Need to Know About the Interim WinPE - August 27, 2003
• Microsoft Preps Major Security Strategy Shift - October 2, 2003
• Microsoft Faces Security Class Action Suit - October 3, 2003
• In 2003 October, we consolidated our security update process into the first Patch Tuesday to provide more predictability and transparency for customers.
• Microsoft Partner Conference: Security First, Then the "Longhorn Wave" - October 13, 2003
• Windows XP SP2 to be 'Springboard' to Longhorn - October 15, 2003
• Microsoft Releases XP Update Rollup 1, First Monthly Security Fixes - October 16, 2003

2004

• Microsoft Management Summit 2004, held March 16, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Sneak Preview: SUS 2.0 Beta is Now WUS, Part of DSI - Mar 17, 2004
• A Preview of Windows Update Services - Mar 23, 2004
• What You Need to Know About Windows Update Services - March 30, 2004
• Gates Vows to End Security Problems - April 1, 2004
• Patch Management Made Easy - Oct 18, 2004
• Windows Update Services Hits Beta Stage - Nov 16, 2004
• Microsoft Ships WUS Beta, Cancels Windows 2000 SP5 - Nov 30, 2004

 

• http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4789196c-d60a-497c-ae89-101a3754bad6
• https://dbpedia.org/page/Binary_delta_compression
• BDC_white_paper.doc

2005

• Microsoft Update Beta Launches - February 8, 2005
• MBSA Introduction - Feb 21, 2005
• Microsoft Ships Update Services Release Candidate - March 23, 2005
• What You Need to Know About Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware - March 29, 2005
• WSUS Ain't a Wuss - March 30, 2005
• Microsoft Update, WSUS Set for June release - April 20, 2005
• What You Need to Know About Microsoft Update - April 26, 2005
• A Brief History of WSUS - May 24, 2005
• Windows Server Update Services Generally Available - Jun 6, 2005
• WSUS Goes Live at TechEd 2005 - Jun 8, 2005
• What you need to know about Microsoft Client Protection - December 27, 2005

 

• In 2005, Microsoft introduced a supplement to these bulletins, Microsoft Security Advisories, which addresses security changes that may not require a bulletin but that may still affect customers’overall security.

2006

• Microsoft extends life of security scanner - Mar 30, 2006
• What You Need to Know About OneCare Live and Defender - April 25, 2006
• On August 15 Microsoft released WSUS 3.0 Beta 2 into public beta testing.
• Time To Upgrade SUS To WSUS - Aug 22, 2006
• Don't get stuck with SUS - Aug 23, 2006 - Still running SUS? Migrate Now!
• Waiting for Vista's Best Security Advances - November 28, 2006
• Microsoft Delivers Beta Security APIs - December 21, 2006

2007

• What You Need to Know About …Kernel Patch Protection - January 30, 2007
• What you need to know about Vista's User Account Control and BitLocker Drive Encryption - March 28, 2007

• Microsoft discontinued support for SMS 2.0 on April 12, 2011.
• For SMS 2003, Microsoft also discontinued support for the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) on April 12, 2011.

• The Microsoft Update Catalog v1 is Live! - 2007/08/14

2008

• Windows Feature Comparison: Windows XP with SP3 and Windows Vista with SP1 - May 23, 2008
• Microsoft discontinuing OneCare, will deliver free security offering instead - November 18, 2008

2009

• Microsoft to Launch Free Anti-Malware Beta To-Morro - June 22, 2009
• Microsoft to Deliver Free Anti-Virus Today - SEP 29, 2009

2011

• Microsoft discontinued support for SMS 2.0 on April 12, 2011.
• For SMS 2003, Microsoft also discontinued support for the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) on April 12, 2011.
• Microsoft announces the Retirement of the SMS Scan Tools - Jan 5, 2011
• The Evolution of Microsoft's System Center Suite - Dec 20, 2011

2014

• Announcing Windows 10 - Sep 30, 2014
• Introducing Windows 10 for Business - Sep 30, 2014
• Join the Windows Insider Program and get the Windows 10 Technical Preview - Oct 1, 2014
• We’re rolling out our first new build to the Windows Insider Program - Oct 21, 2014

2015

• Announcing Windows Update for Business - May 4, 2015
• First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today - November 12, 2015

2016

• Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 - May 17, 2016
• Introducing Unified Update Platform (UUP) - Nov 3, 2016
• MSRC - Furthering our commitment to security updates - Nov 8, 2016

2017

• An update on our Unified Update Platform (UUP) - Mar 2, 2017

2018

• Windows Update for Business: Enhancements, diagnostics, configuration - Jun 08, 2018
• Windows 10 update servicing cadence - Aug 02, 2018
• Windows 10 Quality approach for a complex ecosystem - Nov 13, 2018
• Windows monthly security and quality updates overview - Dec 10, 2018

2019

• Co-Management of Windows Updates Workloads - Oct 21, 2019

2020

• Optimize on-premises monthly update delivery using the cloud - Jun 24, 2020
• Simplifying on-premises deployment of servicing stack updates - Sep 09, 2020

2021

• Simplified deployment of Windows servicing stack updates: what's new - Aug 11, 2021

2022

• Windows Server Hotpatching is here! - Feb 17, 2022
• Faster. Smaller. Windows 11, version 22H2 update fundamentals - Sep 21, 2022
• Reduce your overall TCO with a new Microsoft Intune plan - Oct 13, 2022
• Introducing the Microsoft Intune product family - Oct 13, 2022

2023

• Get ready for the first UUP on premises updates coming in March! - Feb 10, 2023
• What’s UUP? New update style coming next week! - Mar 21, 2023
• Windows monthly updates explained - Mar 22, 2023
• Boosting Windows internally at Microsoft with a transformed approach to patching - Apr 12, 2023
• Unified Update Platform with ConfigMgr – Questions from the Field - May 19, 2023

2024

• Deprecation of WSUS driver synchronization - Jun 29, 2024
• Consolidating update management for enterprises - Sep 18, 2024
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deprecation - Sep 21, 2024

2025

• Why Windows Autopatch is the smart update solution - Apr 01, 2025
• Continuing WSUS support for driver synchronization - Apr 08, 2025
• Transforming our approach to patch management at Microsoft - May 15, 2025
• Hotpatch efficiency unlocked: Smaller update size - Oct 14, 2025