MS Edge updates

Usage and Config Patch
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Historically, MS published IE11 fixes as separate KB fixes for 2012 and 2012R2 on a monthly basis or whenever they had updates.

Windows server 2016 and 2019 had IE fixes incorporated into the monthly cumulative hotfix for any given month.

Now with Edge on server 2022, that has changed apparently. If you visit the MS catalog and search for “edge”, https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=edge, you will see their security updates for vulnerabilities in Edge but no KB number scheme.

Anyone else figured out what they plans are for keeping Edge up-to-date on server 2022?

I opened an advisory case with MS too on this topic.

2

We do two things for Windows 2022.

  1. Let Edge just self update.
  2. BigFix releases a fixlet all the time, the latest being 7/17, so we include that in patching in case a server has issues self updating.
3

I do not see any limit in the relevance for newer Operating Systems. It only limits older OSes.

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4

If you look at the 32 bit fixlets:

Microsoft Edge Stable Build 114.0.1823.86
Microsoft Edge Extended Stable Build 114.0.1823.86 Available

that run the X86 MSI, we see this relevance, “not (x64 of operating system OR ia64 of operating system)”

That will never be true on 2008r2 or up since those OSs are all 64 bit capable or am I reading this wrong?

5

114.X.X.X will never be relevant for an OS older than Windows 2016 and Windows 10.
So Edge 114.0.1823.86 (32 bit) will only be relevant for Windows 10 (32 bit) as I see it.

6

It looks like Edge on 2022 ships with 64 bit version so this fixlet (will change version numbers over time of course) is the one to run:

Microsoft Edge Stable Build 114.0.1823.86 Available (x64)