I have been trying to research this and can't seem to find an answer. I will try to be as detailed as possible. I ran a Nessus scan on a few windows server 2012 r2. A specific security update is not installed and Nessus recommends to install it. When I go to the microsoft update catalog I type in for example: KBxxxxxxx and it brings up the update. It also brings the update for windows 8.1. However, the only one I want is the security update for 2012 r2. There are 3 different links for the update 2 for windows 8.1 and 1 for server 2012 r2. Of course I click on the windows server 2012 r2 download link and a separate window pops-up. Well the download link is not there it's showing an 8.1 version, but above it's stating security update for windows server 2012 r2. So, if it's coming up with an alternative does this mean that update is no longer available for server 2012 r2?
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2What's the KB number?– joeqwertyAug 16 at 17:56
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Some of those updates require other updates, etc. before they will install so knowing the KB is important for a server person here to help you decipher what may be going on. I'd ensure Nessus is updated too on it's reporting modules and such in case it's looking for something on the OS that's no longer applicable.– Pimp Juice ITAug 16 at 18:04
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@joeqwerty Thanks for your response. So, the specific update I am talking about KB4025336 which is quite old from 2017. It's a quality rollup, but as I was stating previously I take it the update is no longer available? I am just wondering IF some other update supercede's it?– Jeff ChambersAug 16 at 18:08
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Windows monthly updates are always cumulative. If you install the update for this month (August 2023), it includes all previous updates and fixes. Even if the 2017 update is available, it should not be installed.– Greg AskewAug 16 at 18:12
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@GregAskew Thank you!– Jeff ChambersAug 16 at 18:15
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