In August, Microsoft announced that it was going to change the patching model used by Windows 7 and 8.1—as well as Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2—to something close to that of Windows 10.
In a break from Microsoft’s older operating systems, Windows 10’s monthly updates incorporate both security and non-security fixes into a single monolithic update. These updates combine not only each month’s new fixes, but also the fixes from previous months. A similar system is being offered to those older operating systems. The patch on Oct. 11 is the first time this new system is being used.
