
How to obtain and install administrator updatesĪdministrator security updates for Visual Studio 2019 will be published regularly on the second Tuesday of every month. These security updates will be available on both the Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) so that they will be automatically available for deployment through standard enterprise management tools such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.Īdministrator quality updates and feature updates will be available through Microsoft Update Catalog. Enterprise admins can download the update from the catalog and run it directly on a client computer. Types of changes included as compared to previous release Only products licensed for Enterprise use

The following table lists the key characteristics of the three primary types of Visual Studio 2019 administrator updates: security, feature, and quality. The title of each administrator update describes the applicable version ranges of the update. For example, if the name of the update is "Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7.0 to 16.7.12," then this update will apply to any clients from version 16.7.0 through 16.7.12, and it will update them to 16.7.12. Refer to the online documentation for information about how to Enable administrator updates and Apply administrator updates.įor more information about which baselines are under support during which timeframes, refer to the Visual Studio Product Lifecycle and Servicing page.įor specific details about which fixes are in each version of administrator updates, see the Visual Studio 2019 release notes documentation. They are intended to deliver performance and reliability improvements, and to keep the computer secure. Quality and security updates are applicable to only specific “servicing baseline” minor versions. Applying this update will not initiate a brand new installation.Īdministrator updates to Visual Studio 2019 serve two purposes:įeature updates enable IT admins to advance client computers in their organization to a particular minor version of Visual Studio 2019. This update presumes that Visual Studio 2019 is already installed on the computer.

It is intended for centralized IT administrators to easily deploy a Visual Studio update throughout their organization.

This is an administrator update for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 product line. KB 4576339 – Administrator updates to Visual Studio 2019 Summary
