• Has Microsoft moved the cumulative update cheese?

    Posted on September 21, 2018 at 10:20 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    UPDATE: There’s another possibility. Is it possible that Microsoft has pulled KB 4458469 (and possibly the other cumulative updates released yesterday) from Windows Update? It’s still available from the Catalog, but apparently has never been in WSUS. Big problems with the patch? Is MS waiting for a Friday Night News Dump opportunity?

    I’m trying to figure out whether yesterdays Win10 patches are installed automatically by Windows Update. Could use some crowdsourced intelligence. (Or any intelligence, for that matter.)

    Many people are complaining that they don’t see the 1803 patch even if they manually invoke Windows Update. It’s possible (as @PKCano notes) that the difference lies in whether Win10 Pro users have Semi-Annual Channel or Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) selected. Home users don’t have the option of course.

    It’s also possible that KB 4458469 is being rolled out verrrrrrrry slowly.

    There’s another possibility.

    The terminology in the KB article has changed. The Sept. 17 patch says:

    How to get this update

    This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

    Which is what you would expect. On the other hand, the Sept. 20 patch says:

    Install this update

    To download and install this update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and select Check for updates.

    To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

    That seems to imply that only “seekers” — people who click on Check for updates — will get the patch. But, demonstrably, not all Win10 1803 “seekers” — users who check for updates — actually get it. There’s no reference to SAC/SAC(T).

    Can anyone shed some light on the availability of any of yesterday’s patches, based on:

    • Whether you’re using Pro or Home. (Both Home and Pro users have confirmed that they’re getting the 1803 update — but both Home and Pro users have said they aren’t getting KB 4458469 .)
    • If Pro, whether you’re set for SAC or SAC(T)
    • Whether you’re a seeker — you manually click on Check for Updates, or just let the Windows Update steamroller jugger your naut.
    • Any other chicken entrails you can discern.

    FWIW, my 1803 machine is Pro, SAC(T) — I have it intentionally at the default update settings — and even when I seek I don’t see the update.

    Observations greatly appreciated.

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