Microsoft extends support for key Windows tool - but probably not the one you'd expect

• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) driver sync lives on
• It was due for deprecation on April 18, but that’s been postponed
• Microsoft says it listened to customers who weren’t happy about the change

Azure Compliance Senior Program Manager Paul Reed has confirmed that Microsoft will be continuing to support driver update synchronization to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) servers.

The news comes just weeks after Redmond gave users a 60-day warning that it would be ending support, quoting an end date of April 18.

Reed added that the company had listened to “valuable feedback,” guiding its decision to postpone the deprecation, however the post lacks any definitive guidance as to what’s next.

Microsoft continuing WSUS support for driver synchronization

Reed noted the definition of deprecation, noting that while a product might not be in active development any more, it can still be used. “Seeing ...