Software Update: WSUS Offline Update 8.7.1

Version 8.7.1 of WSUS Offline Update has been released. This program makes it possible to provide Windows computers that have no or a slow internet connection with the latest updates from Microsoft. Simply checking one or more operating systems, office suites and languages ​​will download all available updates from Microsoft’s ftp server. When the updates are in, an ISO file is optionally made per language or per operating system. Other computers can then be updated quickly and easily via a CD or DVD. WSUS Offline Update has support for Windows XP and later, and Office 2003 and later. New in version 8.7 includes support for Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2, and .Net 4.5.1.

Modifications in version 8.7.1

• Fix: .NET Framework 4.5.1 wasn’t offered for installation if v. 4.5 was already installed

Modifications in version 8.7

• NOTE: If you customized your copy of WOU using the script AddCustomLanguageSupport.cmd {lng}, please call it again once (per language) to get the appropriate .NET 4.5.1 language pack(s) downloaded
• Support added for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2
• Support added for Windows Management Framework 4.0 on Windows 7 and Server 2008(R2)/2012 (x86/x64) systems
• .NET Framework 4.5 updated to v. 4.5.1
• Microsoft Silverlight updated to v. 5.1.20913.0
• C++ 2013 Runtime Libraries integrated
• Installation part will now log Windows licensing info
• Update for the Windows Operating System Loader (kb2506014) added for Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008(R2) (x64)
• Static download definitions added for Disk Cleanup Wizard addon for Windows 7 SP1 (kb2852386)
• Static download definitions added for Update for Deprecation of MD5 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program (kb2862973) for Windows Vista, 7, 8 and Server 2008(R2)/2012 (x86/x64)
• Static download URLs for aria2 download utility updated to v. 1.18.1
• Excluded Update Rollups 1-4 (kb2554636, kb2630436, kb2705122 and kb2757013) for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
• Fix: Sysinternals jumbled parameters and screwed up Sigcheck v. 2.0
• Fix: Installation failed on Japanese Windows Vista systems due to special characters in Win32_OperatingSystem.Caption
• Fix: DoUpdate.cmd script repeatedly installed custom static update definitions for .NET Frameworks 3.5 SP1 and 4
• Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd script threw misleading file integrity verification warnings for .NET updates
• Fix: Patch installation using Dism.exe failed when called by a custom x86 starter process
• Fix: Downloading from internal WSUS server failed
• Fix: Download part missed kb2835361 for Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008(R2) (x86/x64) due to a bug in Microsoft’s update catalog file wsusscn2.cab
• Fix: Download part missed kb2827238 for Excel 2013
• Fix: Minor fixes in Linux scripts