For many of you managing a Windows 7 infrastructure today, monthly servicing is primarily about making sure that you are installing the latest security patches on your devices and staying current. To...
Updated Sep 24, 2018
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Windows 7 servicing stack updates: managing change and appreciating cumulative updates
Sorry to say that, but your detailed explanation has a great form, but regarding the substance... it makes little sense to me.
I have Win7 Professional and just installed 4 updates:
KB4459922 - 2018-10 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for x64
KB890830 - Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - October 2018
KB2310138 - Definition Update for Microsoft Security Essentials (Definition 1.277.868.0)
KB4462923 - 2018-10 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Immediately after this update finished another one popped up with sole KB3177467 - "2018-10 Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems". After I did read its details and your explanation, I found KB3177467 clearly installed on 2016-10-17, which name then was just "Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems".
So...
What's the reason for repeating this 2-years-old KB?
Why it's triggered by some of these recent 4?
And what about your charge: "however, many organizations missed the update and decided to install only the default monthly security fixes instead of the full servicing stack update."? HUH?
...and BTW, I don't remark experiencing any update process performance improvement back then - it was just transparent, not like those dozen Win-10-related KBs which enabled additional telemetry (over and over again), installed locked tasks and stunning advertising (like stunning that it's even considered), which crumbled my PC and required me to track them down, uninstall and deliberately prevent further installation, because they were constantly re-proposed, even when hidden.
My point is: if you need to inform us about something, just go directly to the substance, then usually 3-10 sentences will make the trick and you'll have hard time producing something that has no ties to reality. On the other hand, if you want to veil something, then at least partly pay attention to the substance.