This is deemed a security update.
thus it will always be a free call.
On 4/18/2014 2:13 PM, Hank Arnold wrote:
I think that what folks (including me) are afraid of is the support person
deciding that the call isn't free....
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Melvin Backus
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 6:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
If this is a broken update Microsoft normally wouldn't charge for an
incident. Probably worth the attempt at least to confirm.
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Jay Dale
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
I don't have the ability (or the funds) to open a support case.
Just another note - the System Tools folder is already there, but it's
called Windows System and it's shared out as System Tools...FYI...
Jay Dale
Director of Information Technology
P:713-333-2020
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Susan Bradley
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 1:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
Do you have the ability to open a support case? If not, holler and I'll set
one up for you.
And by the way:
Microsoft gives business users more time to install Windows 8.1 Update |
ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-gives-business-users-more-time-to-install-win
dows-8-1-update-7000028513/?s_cid=e589&ttag=e589&ftag=TREc64629f
Windows 8.1 Update: WSUS Availability, Extended Deployment Timing:
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2014/04/16/windows-8-
1-update-and-wsus-availability-and-adjusted-timeline.aspx
As we've been monitoring the release, we've been actively discussing this
new approach to servicing with enterprise customers and listening to their
feedback regarding managing the deployment timeline. As a result, we've
decided to extend the timeframe for enterprise customers to deploy these new
product updates from 30 to 120 days. In order to receive future updates, all
customers managing updates using WSUS, Windows Intune, or System Center
Configuration Manager have until August 12th to apply the new updates. For
those that decide to defer installation, separate security updates will be
published during the 120-day window.
For our consumer customers, the Windows 8.1 Update is a required update to
keep Windows 8.1 devices current. It will need to be installed to receive
new updates from Windows Update starting on May 13th. The vast majority of
these customers already have Automatic Update turned on, so they don't need
to be concerned since the update will simply install in the background prior
to May 13th. For customers managing updates on their devices manually who
haven't installed the Windows 8.1 Update prior to May 13th, moving forward
they will only see the option to install the Windows 8.1 Update in Windows
Update. No new updates will be visible to them until they install the
Windows 8.1 Update. For customers on metered networks, they will get the
same experience until they install the Windows 8.1 Update.
On 4/16/2014 11:11 AM, Jay Dale wrote:
Also just to add - one of the possible fixes on that site is to add a
System Tools folder to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
if the folder isn't there. In my case, it's not there but when I add it it
immediately disappears.
Jay Dale
Director of Information Technology
P:713-333-2020
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Dale
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
Ok, I went through the process on the link you provided:
- downloaded the offline installers.
- ran the Fix Windows Update
- ran the Scan Windows system components sfc /scannow
- removed the KB2919355 package
- cleaned up the WinSxS folder
- restarted
- ran the KB2919355 - successful
- ran the KB2932046 - "We couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes".
System rebooted, same message came up, then the Start screen. Upon login, I
checked the updates and it showed the KB2919355 was available to install.
Looking at Update History it says "No updates are installed".
Jay Dale
Director of Information Technology
P:713-333-2020
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
Error message please?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c203334f-7ae5-4716-ae
b5-0fa3d60da216/kb2919355-issues-being-investigatedtracked?forum=winse
rver8gen
On 4/15/2014 9:53 AM, Rod Trent wrote:
Might need this hotfix.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2939087/en-us
*From:*[email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jay Dale
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:42 PM
*To:* ntsysadm
*Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
I've tried installing it and it constantly fails and rolls back...:(
Jay
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*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Andrew S. Baker
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
*Sent:* Friday, April 4, 2014 4:17 PM
*To:* ntsysadm
*Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be installed
LOL. Yes.
*ASB
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Security) for the SMB market.*
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
So, in effect, Windows 8.1 reaches EOL a month after Windows XP.
J
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Crawford,
Scott
*Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2014 3:41 PM
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be
installed
Nice
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew S.
Baker
*Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:25 PM
*To:* ntsysadm
*Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 8.1 update required to be
installed
Well, that's an interesting way to ensure version compliance.
They're essentially making Windows 8.1 RTM EOL from a patch
perspective.
*ASB
**http://XeeMe..com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>
*_
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Security) for the SMB market.*
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Susan Bradley
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2919355
(which
is Windows 8.1 update) This update will be out next Tuesday
and must be installed in order to continue to receive security
and non security updates in May.
If you have not already installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919442 on your 2012 r2 and
Windows 8.1 machines, now is the time to do so.
Windows 8.1 Update: The IT Pro Perspective:
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2014/04/02/windows-8-
1-update-the-it-pro-perspective.aspx
Today we announced the availability of Windows 8.1 Update.
This is a cumulative update for Windows 8.1 that includes a
variety of enhancements for enterprises, including improved IE
11 compatibility for enterprise applications, usability
improvements, extended mobile device management and improved
hardware support.
In this post we will provide detail on some of these
enhancements and how to deploy the update. For an overview of
the Windows 8.1 Update enhancements please see the Windows for
your Business blog announcement.
One of the important enhancements in Windows 8.1 Update is the
introduction of Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11,
announced today on the Exp! loring IE blog and the IE blog.
This provides better compatibility with older versions of
Internet Explorer and tools to manage which web apps use it.
Businesses can benefit from the modern web standards, better
performance, and increased security of our latest browser,
while extending existing investments in legacy web apps. And
by decreasing dependencies on older versions, Internet
Explorer helps you stay up-to-date.
About the Windows 8.1 Update
As announced at the Build 2014 conference, the Windows 8.1
Update is currently available on MSDN. It will be available on
Windows Update, the Windows Update Catalog, and WSUS on April
8th as part of the standard "patch Tuesday" updates. And on
April 14th, updated Windows 8.1 images will be made available
to all volume license customers via the Volume License Service
Center.
Depending on the update architecture (ARM, x86, x64), the
update will range in size from about 300MB to about 700MB.
Windows 8.1 Update has one dependency,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919442, which needs to be
installed before the Windows 8.1 Update. We recommend that you
start the deployment process for this update now, in
preparation for the April 8th broad availability of the update.
Windows 8.1 Update is a cumulative update to Windows 8.1,
containing all the updates we have released for Windows 8.1,
so if you install this update you do not need any earlier
updates. It also becomes the new servicing baseline for
Windows 8.1, so next month's security updates (on May 13th,
the next "patch Tuesday") will be dependent on Windows 8.1
Update.
Windows 8.1 Update is categorized as "security update" because
it includes two new security fixes (as well as all
previously-issued Windows 8.1 updates). Separate versions of
these security fixes (KB2922229 and KB2936068) are also
available for those organizations that aren't yet ready to
deploy the full Windows 8.1 Update.
Deploying Windows 8.1 Update!
Depending on where your organization is in your Windows 8.1
deployment, there may be a few scenarios to consider. Each of
these are reviewed below:
* Computers currently running Windows 8.1
For computers currently running Windows 8.1 and updating from
Windows Update directly, the deployment process is simple:
Install the dependency (KB2919442) if it's not yet installed,
then install Windows 8.1 Update (KB2919355). For organizations
using WSUS, Windows Intune, or System Center Configuration
Manager for patch management, just approve or deploy those
same updates instead.
* Existing Windows 8.1 images
If you have already built your own Windows 8.1 images, you can
add these same updates into your existing images by mounting
the WIM files and injecting the updates offline, following the
instructions available in KB2919355. But if you routinely
rebuild this image (for example, to pick up each month's
security updates), we recommend that you instead download an
already-updated Windows 8.1 ISO from the Volume License
Service Center, available on April 14th, and use that image
instead of the original Windows 8.1 image released in October,
since it will have the needed updates already installed.
* New Windows 8.1 Images
If you haven't yet created a custom Windows 8.1 image, you can
get started (using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or System
Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager) by downloading the
already-updated Windows 8.1 ISO from the Volume License
Service Center, available on April 14th. That becomes the base
for your custom image. (Since the Windows 8.1 Update is
cumulative, so you won't need to install or apply any older
updates when you use the new image from VLSC.)
* Updating from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
If you are currently updating computers from Windows 8 to
Windows 8.1 by leveraging the automated upgrade process
("setup.exe /auto:upgrade") available in volume license
versions of Windows 8.1 (Pro and Enterprise), you can swap out
the current Windows 8.1 installation fil! es that you are
using (which includes the INSTALL.WIM, SETUP.EXE, and all
other related setup files from the Windows 8.1 media) and
replace it with the new files from the updated Windows 8.1 ISO
available from the Volume License Service Center on April
14th. That saves you the trouble of installing the new updates
separately.
* Updating from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1
Unlike with Windows 8, there is no direct upgrade process to
move from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Instead, create a new
Windows 8.1 image using the new ISOs available on April 14th,
and then deploy that with a wipe-and-load deployment process
using System Center Configuration Manager or the Microsoft
Deployment Toolkit.
Updates have also been released for the Windows Assessment and
Deployment Kit for Windows 8.1, adding support for a new
"Windows Image boot" process (also called "WIMboot")
introduced in the Windows 8.1 Update. These updates are not
required for deploying or using the Windows 8.1 Update, so no
action needs to be taken in regards to these; they will not
impact existing deployment tools (such as MDT or Configuration
Manager).
It's important to note that because the Windows 8.1 Update is
not a new Windows release, no additional actions need to be
taken in regards to infrastructure readiness or product
activation. Management tools like System Center Configuration
Manager and Windows Intune will fully support updated Windows
8.1 computers. Your existing KMS infrastructure can support
updated Windows 8.1 computers, and existing MAK and
sideloading keys will continue to work. Speaking of
sideloading, we'll be making improvements in this as well, as
mentioned in the Windows for Your Business blog. Look out for
more details on the Springboard Series blog coming soon.
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Our last day of XP patching. Wave it goodbye.
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Our last day of XP patching. Wave it goodbye.
