Editing Windows Update (section)

===Microsoft Update===
[[File:Microsoft Update in Windows XP.PNG|thumb|right|The Microsoft Update website in [[Internet Explorer 6]] on [[Windows XP]]]]
At the February 2005 [[RSA Conference]], Microsoft announced the first beta of ''Microsoft Update'', an optional replacement for Windows Update that provides security patches, service packs and other updates for both Windows and other Microsoft software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helpwithwindows.com/microsoft-update.html|title=Microsoft Update Site Launched|date=June 10, 2005|access-date=2008-07-30|website=helpwithwindows.com|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215459/http://www.helpwithwindows.com/microsoft-update.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The initial release in June 2005 provided support for [[Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office 2003]], [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange 2003]], and [[Microsoft SQL Server|SQL Server 2000]], running on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003. Over time, the list has expanded to include other Microsoft products, such as [[Windows Live Essentials|Windows Live]], [[Windows Defender]], [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio]], runtimes and redistributables, [[Zune|Zune Software]], [[Windows Virtual PC|Virtual PC]] and [[Microsoft Virtual Server|Virtual Server]], [[CAPICOM]], [[Microsoft Lync]], [[Microsoft Expression Studio]], and other server products. It also offers [[Microsoft Silverlight|Silverlight]] and [[Windows Media Player]] as optional downloads if applicable to the operating system.