boco wrote:Only AXFlash (ActiveX for IE/Edge) is in Windows Update! The other types of Flash, NPAPI (Netscape/Mozilla) and PPAPI (Pepper) aren't!
Yes, of course you're right.
grinpress wrote:So, my conclusion is:
1. seems WSUS is generally able to bring Adobe Flash Player patches for IE...but partially: DEcember kb4053577 it brings, but October KB4049179 and November November 2017 it does not bring.
The Flash player updates are cumulative, i.e. you only need the latest one. Just like with the "regular" Flash player for Mozilla based browsers.
2. [...] I I am right ?
Yes.
So, what's the difference if I would select "Include C++ and .Net" option ? I
When enabled, WSUS Offline installs updates for C++ Redistributable (or rather newer releases) if they are installed, and it installs .NET Framework 4.x on the system even if it's not installed. The updates for .NET Framework are installed regardless of that checkbox; only the ones for the installed .NET Framework versions, of course.
Example: Win7 doesn't come with .NET Framework 4.x preinstalled. When you enable that checkbox, it will install it. When the checkbox is not enabled, it won't. Updates will be installed either way.
And the last question : where WSUS keeps a catalog of what it will be downloading from MS site ( actually, MS Update Catalog) ?
wsusoffline\client\wsus\wsusscn2.cab is the one file that WSUS Offline uses to determine everything, both download and installation.
Regards
Dalai