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Windows Update - Part 5: Timeline [discarded draft]

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199x

Bugtraq Mailing List (1993~2021) (2021 seclists)
NTBugTraq (2000 ICSA.net)

1996

Windows 95 SP1, Update Information Tool (QFECHECK.EXE)

1997

IE 3 security hole discovered; Microsoft responds quickly - Mar 4, 1997 - Microsoft promises to provide a fix within 48 hours.

1998

Microsoft Product Security Response Team <secure () MICROSOFT COM>
Microsoft Security Bulletin - Jun 1, 1998
MS98-002, CVE-1999-0007
Microsoft starts Security Notification Service - July 3, 1998 - a new Microsoft mailing list.
Microsoft: Windows 98 to be released June 25 - April 14, 1998 - Windows 98 "Windows Update" feature
Windows 98 Review - Jun 26, 1998
Microsoft to introduce Windows 98 Critical Update - October 30, 1998
Critical Update Notification now available for Win98 users - Nov 5, 1998
DOJ seeks to prove MS deliberately changed Windows Update - Dec 22, 1998

1999

Microsoft releases SMS 2.0 - Feb 11, 1999
MITRE CVE List - Sep 1999
Microsoft testing Windows Update for corporations - Oct 25, 1999

2000

Introducing AutoUpdate, A Windows Me technology showcase - Feb 1, 2000 - beta: AutoUpdate was up and running in Nov 1999.

2001

Windows Security Push
Secure Windows Initiative
United States v. Microsoft Corp., Civil No. 98-1232.

Auditing and Updating Hotfixes - Feb 6, 2001
Microsoft Releases New Command Line Hotfix Scanner - Aug 15, 2001 - Microsoft Network Security Hotfix Checker (Hfnetchk.exe)
Hfnetchk: The Latest Security Hotfix Audit and Advisor Tool - Sep 4, 2001
New IIS Security Tool Released - Sep 13, 2001 - URLScan
Microsoft launched the Strategic Technology Protection Program (STPP) - Oct 3, 2001
Microsoft confronts security fears - October 3, 2001
Microsoft Announces Product-wide Security Overhaul - October 4, 2001
The New Microsoft STPP: Is It Enough? - October 10, 2001
Microsoft Introduces Security Bulletin Severity Rating System - Oct 17, 2001 - <Critical, Moderate, and Low>, <Internet Servers, Internal Servers, and Client Systems>.
Hfnetchk: Microsoft's New Hotfix Tool - Nov 26, 2001
Microsoft Promises to Get Secure, Stay Secure - December 19, 2001

2002

Top Stories of 2001, #1: Security and Privacy Problems Dog Microsoft - January 2, 2002
Top Stories of 2001, #3: Windows XP
How can I access the Windows Update Catalog for Windows XP and Windows .NET Server? - Jan 10, 2002
Windows XP/UPnP Vulnerability Exposed - January 10, 2002
Bill Gates "Trustworthy Computing" Memo - January 15, 2002
The Microsoft STPP-- An Overview and an Update - March 12, 2002
Software Update Service to Ease Patch Distribution - Apr 22, 2002 - Michael Cherry
Get Secure, Stay Secure - April 24, 2002
Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas - April 2002
What is Windows Update Corporate Edition? - May 2, 2002
Windows Update Corporate Edition News! - May 23, 2002
Microsoft’s Software Update Service (SUS) - June 2002
What is Software Update Services (SUS) for Windows 2000 and later OSs? - July 10, 2002
What is the Windows 2000 SP3 Automatic Updates feature? - Aug 12, 2002
How do I use Windows 2000 to download Windows updates and enhancements and Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality (WHQL) logo device drivers from the Windows Update Catalog? - Aug 20, 2002
Windows 2000 SP3, Windows XP SP1, and Windows Server 2003 have the version of Automatic Updates that supports SUS - Aug 2002
Feature Packs Coming for SMS 2.0 - Oct 3, 2002
Microsoft Standardizes Support Lifecycle - October 17, 2002
Palladium will manifest Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative—but not until 2005 at the earliest. - October 21, 2002
Windows Update Corporate Edition White Paper - Nov 2001, updated Jan 2002
Improvements to Microsoft Security Reponse Communications - Nov 18, 2002
Microsoft to decipher security alerts - Nov 19, 2002 - a less technical end-user security bulletin, a new End User Security Notification Service, a fourth severity designation - "important".
The SMS 2.0 SUS Feature Pack - Dec 17, 2002

2003

Microsoft Launches Free Security Bulletin Notification System For Home Users - Feb 12, 2003
Since 2003, the MSRC has managed the release of software security updates company-wide to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.
Critical Software Updates and the Windows Update Catalog - Feb 11, 2003
Patching Windows with SUS - Feb 25, 2003
Microsoft Plans Sustained Content Model for Windows Server 2003 - Mar 19, 2003
Patching Windows with the SMS SUS 2.0 Feature Pack - Mar 25, 2003
Adding Value to SMS - Apr 22, 2003
Paul Thurrott disucusses NGSCB (formerly Palladium) and why some people are afraid of it - May 21, 2003
Security, Patch Management, and the Future - Jun 25, 2003
Microsoft's Plan to End the Patch Management Nightmare - Jul 2, 2003
One Last Follow-up: The Future of Patch Management - Jul 8, 2003
What You Need to Know About the Interim WinPE - August 27, 2003
Microsoft Preps Major Security Strategy Shift - October 2, 2003
Microsoft Faces Security Class Action Suit - October 3, 2003
In 2003 October, we consolidated our security update process into the first Patch Tuesday to provide more predictability and transparency for customers.
Microsoft Partner Conference: Security First, Then the "Longhorn Wave" - October 13, 2003
Windows XP SP2 to be 'Springboard' to Longhorn - October 15, 2003
Microsoft Releases XP Update Rollup 1, First Monthly Security Fixes - October 16, 2003

2004

Microsoft Management Summit 2004, held March 16, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sneak Preview: SUS 2.0 Beta is Now WUS, Part of DSI - Mar 17, 2004
A Preview of Windows Update Services - Mar 23, 2004
What You Need to Know About Windows Update Services - March 30, 2004
Gates Vows to End Security Problems - April 1, 2004
Patch Management Made Easy - Oct 18, 2004
Windows Update Services Hits Beta Stage - Nov 16, 2004
Microsoft Ships WUS Beta, Cancels Windows 2000 SP5 - Nov 30, 2004

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https://dbpedia.org/page/Binary_delta_compression
BDC_white_paper.doc

2005

Microsoft Update Beta Launches - February 8, 2005
MBSA Introduction - Feb 21, 2005
Microsoft Ships Update Services Release Candidate - March 23, 2005
What You Need to Know About Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware - March 29, 2005
WSUS Ain't a Wuss - March 30, 2005
Microsoft Update, WSUS Set for June release - April 20, 2005
What You Need to Know About Microsoft Update - April 26, 2005
A Brief History of WSUS - May 24, 2005
Windows Server Update Services Generally Available - Jun 6, 2005
WSUS Goes Live at TechEd 2005 - Jun 8, 2005
What you need to know about Microsoft Client Protection - December 27, 2005

In 2005, Microsoft introduced a supplement to these bulletins, Microsoft Security Advisories, which addresses security changes that may not require a bulletin but that may still affect customers’overall security.

2006

Microsoft extends life of security scanner - Mar 30, 2006
What You Need to Know About OneCare Live and Defender - April 25, 2006
On August 15 Microsoft released WSUS 3.0 Beta 2 into public beta testing.
Time To Upgrade SUS To WSUS - Aug 22, 2006
Don't get stuck with SUS - Aug 23, 2006 - Still running SUS? Migrate Now!
Waiting for Vista's Best Security Advances - November 28, 2006
Microsoft Delivers Beta Security APIs - December 21, 2006

2007

What You Need to Know About …Kernel Patch Protection - January 30, 2007
What you need to know about Vista's User Account Control and BitLocker Drive Encryption - March 28, 2007

Microsoft discontinued support for SMS 2.0 on April 12, 2011.
For SMS 2003, Microsoft also discontinued support for the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) on April 12, 2011.

The Microsoft Update Catalog v1 is Live! - 2007/08/14

2008

Windows Feature Comparison: Windows XP with SP3 and Windows Vista with SP1 - May 23, 2008
Microsoft discontinuing OneCare, will deliver free security offering instead - November 18, 2008

2009

Microsoft to Launch Free Anti-Malware Beta To-Morro - June 22, 2009
Microsoft to Deliver Free Anti-Virus Today - SEP 29, 2009

2011

Microsoft discontinued support for SMS 2.0 on April 12, 2011.
For SMS 2003, Microsoft also discontinued support for the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) on April 12, 2011.
Microsoft announces the Retirement of the SMS Scan Tools - Jan 5, 2011
The Evolution of Microsoft's System Center Suite - Dec 20, 2011

2014

Announcing Windows 10 - Sep 30, 2014
Introducing Windows 10 for Business - Sep 30, 2014
Join the Windows Insider Program and get the Windows 10 Technical Preview - Oct 1, 2014
We’re rolling out our first new build to the Windows Insider Program - Oct 21, 2014

2015

Announcing Windows Update for Business - May 4, 2015
First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today - November 12, 2015

2016

Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 - May 17, 2016
Introducing Unified Update Platform (UUP) - Nov 3, 2016
MSRC - Furthering our commitment to security updates - Nov 8, 2016

2017

An update on our Unified Update Platform (UUP) - Mar 2, 2017

2018

Windows Update for Business: Enhancements, diagnostics, configuration - Jun 08, 2018
Windows 10 update servicing cadence - Aug 02, 2018
Windows 10 Quality approach for a complex ecosystem - Nov 13, 2018
Windows monthly security and quality updates overview - Dec 10, 2018

2019

Co-Management of Windows Updates Workloads - Oct 21, 2019

2020

Optimize on-premises monthly update delivery using the cloud - Jun 24, 2020
Simplifying on-premises deployment of servicing stack updates - Sep 09, 2020

2021

Simplified deployment of Windows servicing stack updates: what's new - Aug 11, 2021

2022

Windows Server Hotpatching is here! - Feb 17, 2022
Faster. Smaller. Windows 11, version 22H2 update fundamentals - Sep 21, 2022
Reduce your overall TCO with a new Microsoft Intune plan - Oct 13, 2022
Introducing the Microsoft Intune product family - Oct 13, 2022

2023

Get ready for the first UUP on premises updates coming in March! - Feb 10, 2023
What’s UUP? New update style coming next week! - Mar 21, 2023
Windows monthly updates explained - Mar 22, 2023
Boosting Windows internally at Microsoft with a transformed approach to patching - Apr 12, 2023
Unified Update Platform with ConfigMgr – Questions from the Field - May 19, 2023