SharePoint security fixes released with August 2015 PU and offered through Microsoft Update

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1. 

   Bob Condas
   On 12. August 2015 Permalink

   I think I've seen this asked before, but does psconfig need to be run after installing a SharePoint security update? Thanks

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2. 

   Stefan Goßner
   On 12. August 2015 Permalink

   Hi Bob,
   all SharePoint fixes need PSConfig.
   Cheers,
   Stefan

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3. 

   Bob
   On 12. August 2015 Permalink

   Thanks Stefan, another quick question please. If I'm out of date on my SharePoint security patches, is there any easy way to bring them up to date, or see what needs to be installed? Thanks

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4. 

   Bob
   On 12. August 2015 Permalink

   So, can I install several security patches, and then run psconfig? Or, do I need to run psconfig after installing each patch?

   Thanks again….

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5. 

   Stefan Goßner
   On 13. August 2015 Permalink

   Hi Bob,
   Microsoft Update shows you all missing security fixes. So you can install them from there.
   And you only have to run PSConfig once at the very end.
   Cheers,
   Stefan

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6. 

   Erick
   On 14. August 2015 Permalink

   Stefan, does applying the security fix only (and not the CU for this month) change any of the build numbers? Thank you.

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7. 

   Stefan Goßner
   On 14. August 2015 Permalink

   Hi Erick,
   sure – it updates components of Word Automation Services.
   So the dlls of this components will have newer build numbers.
   Cheers,
   Stefan

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8. 

   Pen
   On 18. August 2015 Permalink

   Hi Stefan, after running the Windows Updates and the August CU we are no longer able to 'follow' any content, with the following error:
   Sorry, we couldn't follow the document.

   Technical Details
   Unexpected response from server. The status code of response is '400'. The status text of response is 'Bad Request'.

   Any ideas how we can fix this?

   Many thanks

   Pen

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9. 

   Stefan Goßner
   On 18. August 2015 Permalink

   Hi Pen,
   this is not a known issue. I would recommend to open a support case with Microsoft.
   Cheers,
   Stefan

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10. 

    Hi Pen, Hi Stefan
    On 19. August 2015 Permalink

    I experience the same problem after running Security Update August. I noticed that in CA the update status is missing/required for KB3054858 on one server. I tried to reinstall but I´ve got the error: The expected version of the product was not found.
    I open a support case with Microsoft. I just want to let you know.

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11. 

    Ralf
    On 26. August 2015 Permalink

    Same Problem as mentioned above. "Follow" function is broken.

    Technical Details:
    Unexpected response from server. The status code of response is '400'. The status text of response is 'Bad Request'.

    Interesting fact: Its working on my admin station. On all other clients "Follow" is not working. Testet on IE10, IE11, Edge and Firefox. So it's not browser related. Also getting the error using farm administrators account on a regular client.

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12. 

    Stefan Goßner
    On 26. August 2015 Permalink

    Hi Ralf,
    as always: please open a support case to get the issue analyzed.
    Cheers,
    Stefan

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13. 

    Sridhar
    On 1. September 2015 Permalink

    Hi Ralf / Pen, We are also receiving the same error message when tried to 'Follow' site. Could you please let us know the fix for this issue?

    Thanks,
    Sridhar

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14. 

    Stefan Goßner
    On 1. September 2015 Permalink

    Hi Sridhar,
    did you run the psconfig ui wizard or the command line tool?
    The issue can happen when using the command line tool with insufficient parameter:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2015/08/20/why-i-prefer-psconfigui-exe-over-psconfig-exe.aspx

    Cheers,
    Stefan

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