Windows Update (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Windows Update" in English language version.

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46web.archive.org

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23microsoft.com

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1legacyupdate.net

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arstechnica.com

Bright, Peter (16 December 2013). "Exponential algorithm making Windows XP miserable could be fixed". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Cunningham, Andrew (10 July 2023). "Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
"Windows 7, 8.1 moving to Windows 10's cumulative update model". Ars Technica. Conde Nast Digital. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

cnet.com

"Windows 10 lets you schedule Windows Update restarts". CNET. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

codinghorror.com

blog.codinghorror.com

Atwood, Jeff (13 May 2005). "XP Automatic Update Nagging". Coding Horror: Programming and Human Factors. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

computerworld.com

"Windows 10 users beg Microsoft for more info on updates". Computerworld. IDG. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
Gregg Keizer (14 December 2017). "Why Windows 7 updates are getting bigger". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

crn.com

"Did Microsoft Just Backtrack On Forced Updates For Windows 10?". CRN.com. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

ghacks.net

"Microsoft changes Windows Update for Business options - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
"Microsoft removes Setting to defer feature updates from Windows 10 version 2004 - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

helpnetsecurity.com

Zorz, Zeljka (23 September 2024). "Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, without reboots". Help Net Security. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

helpwithwindows.com

"Microsoft Update Site Launched". helpwithwindows.com. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

howtogeek.com

Hoffman, Chris (12 December 2018). "Now Windows 10 Has C, B, and D Updates. What is Microsoft Smoking?". How-To Geek. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

infoworld.com

Leonhard, Woody (16 December 2013). "Microsoft promises to fix Windows XP SVCHOST redlining 'as soon as possible'". InfoWorld. IDG. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"On the road to Windows 10: Nvidia driver tests KB 3073930 patch blocker". InfoWorld. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
"On the road to Windows 10: Problems with forced updates and KB 3073930". InfoWorld. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

legacyupdate.net

"Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC". Legacy Update. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

microsoft.com

support.microsoft.com

"May 23, 2024—KB5039705 (OS Build 17763.5830) Out-of-band - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
"Description of the Windows Critical Update Notification utility". Support. Microsoft. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"How to update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version". Support. Microsoft. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"User can't log on to a POP/IMAP account by using NTLM authentication in Exchange Server 2013". Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020. To resolve this issue, install Cumulative Update 21
"Windows Update SHA-1 based endpoints discontinued for older Windows devices". Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

microsoft.com

"Microsoft License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Section 13b. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
"Microsoft Software License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2022. Canada. You may stop receiving updates on your device by turning off Internet access. If and when you re-connect to the Internet, the software will resume checking for and installing updates.
"Strong Holiday Sales Make Windows 98 Best-Selling Software of 1998". PressPass (Press release). Microsoft. 9 February 1999. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
"RSA Conference 2005: "Security: Raising the Bar" (speech transcript)". PressPass. Microsoft. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
"Microsoft Announces Availability of New Solutions to Help Protect Customers Against Spyware and Viruses". PressPass. Microsoft. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

technet.microsoft.com

"Windows Update Agent". TechNet. Microsoft. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"How to Install the Windows Update Agent on Client Computers". TechNet. Microsoft. 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Introducing the Microsoft.com Engineering Operations Team". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2012.

blogs.technet.microsoft.com

"NTFS Beta Chat Transcript (July 12, 2006)". Storage at Microsoft. Microsoft. 12 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Azzarello, Pat (10 May 2017). "What is Windows Update for Business?". Windows for IT Pros. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Windows Update for Business is intended for machines running Windows 10 or later, and Windows 10 Education, Professional, or Enterprise editions managed in organizations.
Rasheed, Shadab (9 January 2017). "Why WSUS and SCCM managed clients are reaching out to Microsoft Online". Windows Server Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

docs.microsoft.com

Halfin, Danni; Brower, Nick; Lich, Brian; Poggemeyer, Liza (13 October 2017). "Deploy updates using Windows Update for Business". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Halfin, Danni; Lich, Brian (27 July 2017). "Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

techcommunity.microsoft.com

"Introducing Windows 11 checkpoint cumulative updates". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

learn.microsoft.com

robinharwood (10 October 2023). "Hotpatch for Windows Server Azure Edition". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

blogs.msdn.microsoft.com

Hammoudi, Samir (15 November 2015). "Windows Update for Business explained". beanexpert. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

windows.microsoft.com

"Windows 10 update details". Windows 10 update history. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

office.microsoft.com

"About Office Update". office.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.

office.com

support.office.com

"Install Office updates". support.office.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"Check for Office for Mac updates automatically". support.office.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

pcworld.com

"How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems". PC World. IDG. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

raymond.cc

"4 Tools to Update Windows Offline and install Hotfixes from a Local Source". raymond.cc. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

seclists.org

Moore, H. D. (29 January 1999). "How the MS Critical Update Notification works..." BugTraq mailing list archive. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2008 – via seclists.org.

techtarget.com

searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com

Rouse, Margaret (May 2014). "Microsoft Windows Update Agent". TechTarget. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

techweb.com

Gartner, John (24 August 1995). "Taking Windows 98 For A Test-Drive". TechWeb. CMP Net. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998.

theverge.com

Savov, Vlad (15 November 2011). "Windows 8 auto-update will consolidate restarts into one per month, give you three days to do it". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

tomshardware.com

Tyson, Mark (9 July 2023). "'Windows Update Restored' Site Provides Updates for Classic Windows Versions". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

web.archive.org

"Microsoft License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Section 13b. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
"Microsoft Software License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2022. Canada. You may stop receiving updates on your device by turning off Internet access. If and when you re-connect to the Internet, the software will resume checking for and installing updates.
Gartner, John (24 August 1995). "Taking Windows 98 For A Test-Drive". TechWeb. CMP Net. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998.
"Strong Holiday Sales Make Windows 98 Best-Selling Software of 1998". PressPass (Press release). Microsoft. 9 February 1999. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
Slob, Arie (22 March 2003). "Windows Update is Spying on You!". Windows-Help.NET. InfiniSource. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"Description of the Windows Critical Update Notification utility". Support. Microsoft. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Moore, H. D. (29 January 1999). "How the MS Critical Update Notification works..." BugTraq mailing list archive. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2008 – via seclists.org.
Atwood, Jeff (13 May 2005). "XP Automatic Update Nagging". Coding Horror: Programming and Human Factors. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Bright, Peter (16 December 2013). "Exponential algorithm making Windows XP miserable could be fixed". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Leonhard, Woody (16 December 2013). "Microsoft promises to fix Windows XP SVCHOST redlining 'as soon as possible'". InfoWorld. IDG. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"How to update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version". Support. Microsoft. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Windows Update Agent". TechNet. Microsoft. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"How to Install the Windows Update Agent on Client Computers". TechNet. Microsoft. 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Rouse, Margaret (May 2014). "Microsoft Windows Update Agent". TechTarget. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Savov, Vlad (15 November 2011). "Windows 8 auto-update will consolidate restarts into one per month, give you three days to do it". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"NTFS Beta Chat Transcript (July 12, 2006)". Storage at Microsoft. Microsoft. 12 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Windows 10 lets you schedule Windows Update restarts". CNET. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
"Did Microsoft Just Backtrack On Forced Updates For Windows 10?". CRN.com. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
"On the road to Windows 10: Nvidia driver tests KB 3073930 patch blocker". InfoWorld. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
"On the road to Windows 10: Problems with forced updates and KB 3073930". InfoWorld. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
"How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems". PC World. IDG. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
"User can't log on to a POP/IMAP account by using NTLM authentication in Exchange Server 2013". Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020. To resolve this issue, install Cumulative Update 21
Hammoudi, Samir (15 November 2015). "Windows Update for Business explained". beanexpert. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
Azzarello, Pat (10 May 2017). "What is Windows Update for Business?". Windows for IT Pros. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Windows Update for Business is intended for machines running Windows 10 or later, and Windows 10 Education, Professional, or Enterprise editions managed in organizations.
Halfin, Danni; Brower, Nick; Lich, Brian; Poggemeyer, Liza (13 October 2017). "Deploy updates using Windows Update for Business". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Microsoft changes Windows Update for Business options - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
"Microsoft removes Setting to defer feature updates from Windows 10 version 2004 - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Bott, Ed (17 January 2018). "How to take control of Windows 10 updates and upgrades (even if you don't own a business)". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Halfin, Danni; Lich, Brian (27 July 2017). "Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Rasheed, Shadab (9 January 2017). "Why WSUS and SCCM managed clients are reaching out to Microsoft Online". Windows Server Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"4 Tools to Update Windows Offline and install Hotfixes from a Local Source". raymond.cc. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Cunningham, Andrew (10 July 2023). "Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
"Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC". Legacy Update. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
Tyson, Mark (9 July 2023). "'Windows Update Restored' Site Provides Updates for Classic Windows Versions". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
"RSA Conference 2005: "Security: Raising the Bar" (speech transcript)". PressPass. Microsoft. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
"Microsoft Announces Availability of New Solutions to Help Protect Customers Against Spyware and Viruses". PressPass. Microsoft. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
"Introducing the Microsoft.com Engineering Operations Team". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
"Windows 10 users beg Microsoft for more info on updates". Computerworld. IDG. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
"Windows 7, 8.1 moving to Windows 10's cumulative update model". Ars Technica. Conde Nast Digital. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
Gregg Keizer (14 December 2017). "Why Windows 7 updates are getting bigger". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Windows 10 update details". Windows 10 update history. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
"Windows Update SHA-1 based endpoints discontinued for older Windows devices". Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
"Microsoft Update Site Launched". helpwithwindows.com. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
"About Office Update". office.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.
"Install Office updates". support.office.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"Check for Office for Mac updates automatically". support.office.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

windows.com

blogs.windows.com

Fortin, Michael (10 December 2018). "Windows monthly security and quality updates overview". Windows Experience Blog. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

windowsnewsletter.com

Slob, Arie (22 March 2003). "Windows Update is Spying on You!". Windows-Help.NET. InfiniSource. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

zdnet.com

Bott, Ed (17 January 2018). "How to take control of Windows 10 updates and upgrades (even if you don't own a business)". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2018.