11th Oct 2023 by Andreas Eichhorn

OTC Public Images Release Notes October 2023

Windows

These are the last public images of Windows Server 2012 R2 on OTC as they reaches the end of extended OS support. Extended Security Updates for Windows Server (ESU) cannot be offered on OTC and have to be ordered directly from Microsoft. For details see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-overview

Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of October 2023, 11th

new updates for Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.118 (KB890830)
- 2023-10 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031419)
- 2023-10 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64 KB5031228)
- 2023-10 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031407)
- 2023-10 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based systems (KB5031355)
new updates for Windows Server 2016
- 2023-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5031362)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.118 (KB890830)
new updates for Windows Server 2019
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.118 (KB890830)
- 2023-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5031361)
- 2023-10 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5031222)
new updates for Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 117 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 117.0.2045.60)
- 2023-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031364)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.118 (KB890830)
- 2023-10 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64 (KB5031221)
updated drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions
- Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.4 (stable version) with OTC patch 1.0
  - uses sha256 WinRM certificate
  - services uses local system account (no cloudbase-init user created)
  - service startup type is set to manual and triggerinfo is set to start/networkon (prevents error messages of not running cloudbase-init service)
unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions
- KVM UVP Vmtools: 2.5.0.156
- Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 28.0 rev. 1.2, April, 2023 (BMS only)
- Melanox MLNX_WinOF2-3_10_51000_All_x64
- NVIDIA driver: 474.44 for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016
- NVIDIA driver 536.25 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022