Deploying and updating the new Edge Chromium and WSUS

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DavidZemdegs asked Nov 24, '20 DavidZemdegs answered Dec 6, '20

Deploying and updating the new Edge Chromium and WSUS

Hi,
About a month or so ago I looked at the doco for the new Edge Chromium with an eye to deploying it in our organisation. At that stage the doco said that the initial deployment had to be via msi through Config Manager but that version upgrades would come via WSUS (in the product, Microsoft Edge). At that time I noticed that version upgrades for 86, 87 etc did indeed appear in WSUS.
That seems to have all changed - for other reasons we had to rebuild our WSUS server and the version upgrades no longer appear but we are now getting updates that say 'The new microsoft edge...' which appear to install the new one from WSUS over the old one!!!
So they gone from > MSI install, WSUS version upgrade to
WSUS install, no upgrade?????
Anyone seen this?
Thanks
David Z

windows-server-update-services ms-edge

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Answer 1 · 2020-12-06T21:57:45.983Z

DavidZemdegs answered Dec 6, '20

The update that begins with 'The new microsoft edge...' will update older versions of edge it seems. So there is no more need for the 'stable version' updates.

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Answer 2 · 2020-11-25T01:59:49.847Z

RitaHu-MSFT answered Nov 25, '20 RitaHu-MSFT edited Nov 25, '20

Hi David Z,

Thank you for posting on this forum.

We could not deploy the Microsoft Edge by WSUS. But we could deploy the Microsoft Edge by SCCM or Intune according to the below link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/deploy-edge?toc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Ftoc.json&bc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Fbreadcrumb%2Ftoc.json

In order to help to research further, please help to provide the screenshot in your environment. I will try my best to research further.

Thanks for your time and have a nice day.

Regards,
Rita

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Answer 3 · 2020-11-25T02:21:29.17Z

DavidZemdegs answered Nov 25, '20

This is our software update group in Config Manager. Read the KB article.

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Answer 4 · 2020-11-26T03:19:12.897Z

RitaHu-MSFT answered Nov 26, '20 RitaHu-MSFT edited Nov 26, '20

Hi David,

Thanks for your response.

According to this link, once we’ve installed Microsoft Edge, it will update independently on a roughly six-week cadence.

Also, I will research further and consult the Microsoft Edge engineer in detail. If there is any feedback, I will inform you first.

Thanks for your time and have a nice day.

Regards,
Rita

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Answer 5 · 2020-11-26T04:03:12.903Z

DavidZemdegs answered Nov 26, '20 RitaHu-MSFT commented Nov 26, '20

The link you mentioned is quite old. What is now being deployed around the new edge seems to have changed.

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RitaHu-MSFT · Nov 26, 2020 at 06:51 AM

Hi DavidZemdegs-6660,

I synced the Microsoft Edge updates in my environment and I found the KB4584642 did appear in the WSUS console:

In addition, we could also find the security updates of Microsoft Edge in a different version.
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I want to confirm whether the security updates of Microsoft Edge did not appear in your environment or not. I also synced the Microsoft Edge updates in the SUP and the security updates appeared as the below picture:

The Microsoft Edge Build version in my environment is consistent with the picture above. If there is any difference in your environment, please let me know.

Regards,
Rita

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Answer 6 · 2020-12-01T22:35:04.937Z

DavidZemdegs answered Dec 1, '20

I dont get the channel version updates. I do have microsoft edge selected as a product.

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Answer 7 · 2020-12-02T02:16:12.49Z

RitaHu-MSFT answered Dec 2, '20

It is strange. As I know, the WSUS role is integrated into the SUP in the SCCM. So it is recommended to confirm whether the Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version updates appeared on the WSUS console or not. If not, it is recommended to run the WSUS Server Configuration Wizard again and sync the following Products and Classifications again.

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Product: Microsoft Edge
Classification:Updates

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Rita

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Answer 8 · 2020-12-02T02:17:54.547Z

DavidZemdegs answered Dec 2, '20 RitaHu-MSFT edited Dec 2, '20

We are a downstream server and therefore cannot choose products and classifications. Those in charge of the upstream server have confirmed they have selected Microsoft Edge.

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RitaHu-MSFT · Dec 02, 2020 at 07:40 AM

It is strange. Please help to confirm whether the Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version updates appear on the upstream server or not.

In addition, I tested it in my lab. After the clients installed the KB4584642 update and upgrade to the new Microsoft Edge, it will update the new Microsoft Edge to the up to date automatic.

If there are any updates, please let me know.

Regards,
Rita

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