• Patch Lady – 1809 could be worse

    Just when you think you are having a bad day, someone comes along proving that things aren’t so bad after all.

    Take in point the poor 1809 workstation release.  It came out of the gate and stumbled with loss of data issues.  It took six months to be declared “ready for business”.  It still doesn’t release preview releases on a regular basis.  It’s been called a fiasco.

    But in reality, it’s not THAT bad.  It could be worse.   Seriously.  It could be Hyper V server 2019, the HyperV only release that allows folks to host other servers.  It came out and then was pulled back and has yet to be rereleased.

    Today comes this post.

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server has a new composition, and as a result we are finding new issues that are delaying the release.  We are working through solutions and apologize again for the delay. If you installed the original RTM version when it was available, you may not be offered updates via Windows update. Microsoft recommends installing the latest cumulative update (KB4489899) from the Microsoft Update Catalog. Microsoft remains absolutely committed to shipping Hyper-V Server – thanks to our wonderful community for your patience.

    Let that one sentence sink in for a second….  “If you installed the original RTM version when it was available, you may not be offered updates via Windows update. ”

    (note 1809 just came out with it’s C/D release on the April A release date)