Hands On with the new Security Update Guide

This month Microsoft made the full transition to the new Security Update Guide and many users have found the new repository of all things security patch related quite challenging.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

April 14, 2017

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Hands On with the new Security Update Guide

This past week a milestone of sorts has been passed when Microsoft pushed out their latest batch of updates for this month's Patch Tuesday because they are no longer publishing security bulletins to go along with them.

Instead a new portal has now taken the place of those former security bulletins and it is called the Security Update Guide. We have previously talked about this shift here at Windows IT Pro last November and this past March.

The roll-out of this new tool has not been without some frustration with users because while the information is there about the various updates which are issued, navigating the site and getting to that information is proving to be a challenge.

I suspect a large part of that is due to the new site itself and just the need for everyone to learn the ropes on how to navigate and find the information they are looking for about the updates.

While perusing some of my Microsoft related RSS feeds I came across what will be a great resource for everyone to get up to speed on the Security Update Guide.

In a blog post on the OnePoint Security Blog, Yurika Sensei who is the Program Manager for Customer Services and Support at Microsoft, has annotated images and other information to help you learn more about the Security Update Guide.

Head over to Yurika's blog post to see everything she has shared about the new portal.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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