WHS 2011 still updating

Discussion in 'Windows Server' started by MrG, May 31, 2016.

  1. MrG

    MrG MDL Expert

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    #1 MrG, May 31, 2016
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    Last night I fired-up the WHS 2011 rig to BU the Main rig data again.

    After the WHS rig settled down it wanted to install 12 "important" updates, I was happy to see this as it appears to me that WHS 2011 will keep installing important/security updates even though the "Mainstream Support" date has come & passed. There is no "Extended Support" offered for this server OS.

    I'm hoping that since WHS 2011 is built off of Server 2008 R2 these updates will continue through 1/14/2020.

    Not wanting to shoot my big bucks for a new Server Essentials OS yet.

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  2. T-S

    T-S MDL Guru

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    #2 T-S, May 31, 2016
    Oh yes still updating, even XP will be updated until 2019 thanks to the PosReady packages.

    It lacked only two things WMC and the deduplication.

    But given I solved both the problems thanks the WMC and Hyper-V packages, and given it still works perfectly if connected to W10 machines, there isn't absolutely any need to replace it.