Unexpected Out-Of-Band Windows Server 2012 R2 Update Right After EOL Of ESU Support

My computer was in a disassembled state for the whole previous week, so i am quite late to the party. But despite this fact i’ve decided to drop a blip note just for the preservation of the history.

It seems Microsoft has surprised us by releasing a fix for [three substantial vulnerabilities] as an exception for devices that are past Year 3 of the Extended Security Updates program. We’ll have to wait until December 8 to see what happens on the possible next patch-day, perhaps the continued support for the Windows 8 codebase will turn out into a new long-term support drama.

Frankly speaking, i am not expecting that Windows 8 codebase will outlive Windows 7, but who knows…