Windows Update Evolves

Microsoft has started rolling out updates designed to kick up a notch its Windows Update infrastructure. As of August 17th, 2009, the company gave the green light to refreshes for Windows Update, starting the updating process that will span over the course of the next few months. The refresh is designed to catalyze the evolution of the Windows Update and Microsoft services. Microsoft explained that the upgrades to the update infrastructure were necessary in order to ensure that WU and MU would be able to continue delivering refreshes to the company’s software products without problems.

“Just a reminder, we are starting the Windows Update and Microsoft Update service upgrades [on August 17]. The service upgrade will include updates to the online update services and the Windows Update (or Automatic Updates on XP) client code installed on your computer,” revealed a member of the MU team.

In fact, Microsoft already started to upgrade the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services at the beginning of August. However, the software giant is now also ensuring that the Windows Update and Automatic Updates client on Windows operating systems too will be taken to the next level. The upgrade will boost maintenance capabilities as well as enhance service quality, reliability, and operations of MU and WU, along with the associated software in Windows platforms.

“The upgrade will take several months to complete, and you don’t need to do anything on your own to complete the service upgrade. The client code will be updated automatically when needed, if your computer is configured to automatically check for updates, download updates, or install updates. If you have disabled updating and do not check for updates then the client code will not be updated automatically,” the MU team representative added.