Well, I'm looking at the WSUS console now, and not noticing anything.

I did get that notification email, though...

Kurt

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 1:23 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
> No, it means unless you're looking at the WSUS console you won't notice a 
> thing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:56 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: FW: 1100+ "revised" updates on WSUS?
>
> Wait, what?
>
> Does this mean that they'll reapply to my servers and just reboot ASAP?
>
> That would make me less than happy...
>
> Kurt
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:48 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
>> From the patch management list.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Doug Neal [mailto:****]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:17 AM
>> To: Patch Management Mailing List
>> Subject: RE: 1100+ "revised" updates on WSUS?
>>
>> As part of an overarching strategy to improve the security of 
>> Windows/Microsoft Update, many updates were revised in October - and likely 
>> more will be revised in November and December.
>>
>> While this is mostly an improvement in the security code signing of these 
>> updates, because of the way CBS-based packages are built (Windows-based 
>> updates used in Vista/Win7/Win8 platforms), the actual binaries had to 
>> change to meet the new signing requirements and improvements.  So while many 
>> XP and below updates will be revised (since they are not CBS-based) and will 
>> not require you to reinstall them, updates for the Vista and higher 
>> platforms will more likely require you to reinstall them (since they are 
>> re-releases, not MU logic revisions due to the binary changes).  With 
>> auto-approval set, you may not even notice the XP based revisions, but are 
>> more likely to notice the Vista (and higher) re-releases.
>>
>> For these revised/re-released updates, there are no functional differences.  
>> Just signing improvements that ensure the security and trust in these 
>> updates.
>>
>> MSRC bulletins that are revised will have the normal bulletin revision to 
>> describe the changes in this updated release in the actual bulletin.
>>
>> doug neal
>> Microsoft Update (MU)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Surpuriya, Vinay [mailto:*****]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:48 AM
>> To: Patch Management Mailing List
>> Subject: 1100+ "revised" updates on WSUS?
>>
>> Hi Colleagues,
>>
>> Anyone else seeing a gigantic number of "revised" updates on their WSUS 
>> servers today!? We got 1143 revised updates, to be precise, on last night's 
>> WSUS sync. What is the exact behavior of revised updates? Are they going to 
>> restart computers tonight?
>>
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