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Jan 2020 monthly rolllup & 0patch

If you’re in group B, everytime you check WU you get offered the latest monthly rollup even if you’re up to date with security only updates, but will the Jan 2020 rollup KB4534310 still be offered after the next patch Tuesday in February. WU won’t offer any rollups for February, so will it default to the Jan 2020 rollup.

If in 6 months I decide, ok, I want to sign up for 0patch, will the Jan 2020 rollup still be offered or should I download it from the catalogue now to apply at a later date.

At this point, I’m starting to wonder if there’s any advantage to remaining in Group B.

Windows 7, Group A & B

Just trying to clarify if it’s SSU first or last this month.

For Group B:
– the Jan 2020 security only update KB4534314 notes reccommend installing the Jan 2020 SSU KB4536952 after.
– the Jan 2020 IE cumulative update KB4534251 notes reccommend installing SSU first, but the MS link provided takes you to the Nov 2019 SSU.

Reading through the thread I see that people have installed it first and last for Group A & B with no problems, from catalogue and WU, so is this the month we can install the SSU in any order.

You mean December monthly rollup KB4530734 before December SSU KB4531786 (at least that’s what this thread suggests).

I will install the December 2019 SSU and ignore Sep 2019 & Nov 2019 SSUs, once all clear is given.

I know the updates are cumulative. I was querying what happens when it gets round to applying the October part of the December 2019 monthly rollup KB4530734 and the September SSU KB4516655 isn’t there, as October was the only month that required the SSU first.

Do I still need to install Sep, Nov & Dec 2019 SSU after December 2019 monthly rollup KB4530734.

Microsoft’s wording is very confusing because I updated two win 7 machines manually installing November 2019 servicing stack update (SSU) before November 2019 security only (SO) update. I had no problems but it appears from the discussions here I did it in the wrong order, ie, should have been the SO before the SSU.

I have two more win 7 machines to update using monthly rollup method via WU that are updated through March 2019. Looking at most recent monthly rollup instructions, assuming you have March 2019 SSU (KB4490628) and install September 2019 SHA-2 (KB4474419):

September 2019 monthly rollup KB4516065 instructions:
– Sep 2019 monthly rollup (KB4516065)
– Sep 2019 SSU (KB4516655)

October 2019 monthly rollup KB4519976 instructions:
– Sep 2019 SSU (KB4516655)
– Oct 2019 monthly rollup (KB4519976)

November 2019 monthly rollup KB4525235 instructions:
– Nov 2019 monthly rollup (KB4525235)
– Nov 2019 SSU (KB4523206)

December 2019 monthly rollup KB4530734 instructions:
– Dec 2019 monthly rollup (KB4530734)
– Dec 2019 SSU (KB4531786)

October seems to require the September SSU before the October monthly rollup, so what happens if you install the December 2019 monthly rollup (after not updating since March 2019), and when it gets to October, the September SSU isn’t there.

And do I need to install the September, November and December 2019 SSU’s – all 3 of them.

I will get them to install the Mar 2019 monthly rollup then SHA-2 update then reboot, as you suggest.

Thanks

I’m helping someone update a Group A laptop (Win 7, 64-bit) that hasn’t been updated since October 2017.

This individual can’t handle any of the hiding/unhiding necessary in Windows Update to get the March 2019 monthly rollup to re-appear (because PciClearStaleCache.exe isn’t available in the April 2019 rollup).

They can’t handle the Microsoft Update Catalog either.

I’m going to send them the following files (downloaded from the Catalog) and get them to install as follows:

• KB4490628 – Mar 2019 – servicing stack update – wait 15 minutes after install – REBOOT
• KB4489878 – Mar 2019 – monthly rollup – REBOOT
• KB4474419 – Mar 2019 – SHA-2 code signing support update – REBOOT

I’ve read that it’s better to install the monthly rollups via windows update because the updates will be installed in the correct order, but if the rollups are cumulative, won’t they be installed in the correct order from the Microsoft Update Catalog also?