Windows 7, 8.1 to Adopt "Monthly Rollup" Patch Model

Internet Explorer to get security updates in dedicated pack

 
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Jan 14, 2017 19:39 GMT  ·  By Bogdan Popa In late 2016, Microsoft decided to adopt a new update approach for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, switching from individual patches to a rollup model split into three different parts: Security Monthly Quality Update (also referred to as Monthly Rollup), a Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup (known as Preview Rollup), and a Security Only Quality update (called Security Only update).
 
Starting with February 2017, the company is introducing a new change that should help the firm deliver security rollups that are smaller in size and hence easier to deploy for the majority of users.
 
Updates for Internet Explorr will no longer be included in the Security Only update starting next month, and Microsoft says that this way, the size of the update should drop substantially.
 
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Makes sense to me and seems like a good move...then everyone know where they are/what to expect regardles sof the version they are on and eventually move to.