I received this question several times in the last couple of days via email, post comments and support cases – so I decided to answer it here for your benefit. I tried to answer this question in my SharePoint patching demystified article but it seems it is still not clear. This is the page I'm […]
The product group released the October 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the October Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP2 hotfix. It is recommended to have SP2 installed before installing the October CU. Also be aware that in October no so called "Server" or "Uber" packages have been released […]
Update: The KB article for SharePoint foundation CU has been adjusted. The KB and the download link are now working. The product group released the September 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. For September 2014 CU we again have full server packages (also known as Uber packages). Unlike August 2014 CU no other […]
After release of SharePoint 2013 August CU I received many emails and blog comments which showed that there is lots of uncertainty related to SharePoint patching. Especially the difference between the terms Cumulative Update and Server Packages (also known as "Uber" package) seems to be unclear. Using this post I'm trying to shed some lights on […]
[UPDATE: an additional localized fix for SharePoint for this CU was released on August 22nd: 2760757 – included in the list below] The product group released the August 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the August Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP2 hotfix. It is recommended to have […]
One question I receive more or less with any CU release I publish on my blog is whether the CU includes previously (or on the same day) released public updates as well. The answer is YES. All changes implemented for a public update or security fixes are also rolled up into our cumulative updates. So […]
The product group released the July 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Yes, you are reading correct! The July 2014 CU. The bi-monthly CU release cycle is gone. The product group is now releasing CUs every month rather than every other month. Be aware that the July Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is […]
The product group released the June 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the June Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP2 hotfix. It is recommended to have SP2 installed before installing the June CU. The KB articles for June CU will be available at the following locations in a couple […]
Starting May 1st, 2014 SharePoint 2010 SP2 slipstream media on VLSC and MSDN can be used to install SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2012 R2. Only SP2 slipstream installations are supported on Windows Server 2012 R2 – you cannot first install RTM or SP1 and then SP2. Be aware that that to get a supported environment it is […]
The product group released the April 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the April Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP2 hotfix. It is recommended to have SP2 installed before installing the April CU. The KB articles for April CU will be available at the following locations in a couple […]
One of my colleagues (Steffi Buchner) recently got a case where a customer deleted a content type hub and later noticed that some of the content types provided by this hub were already published. The problem is that the information about which content types are published is stored in the TermStore database outside of the […]
The product group released the February 2014 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the February Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP2 hotfix. It is recommended to have SP2 installed before installing the February CU. The KB articles for February CU are available at the following locations: KB 2863938 – SharePoint […]
