Patching Office 2013 multilanguage - updates to be applied

Hi,
I deployed Office 2013 Std English with a list of Language Packs (german, italian, spanish, ...). To make the deployment, I created an administrative share with the suite (english version) and added several folders extracted fron Language Pack iso (the iso
is named "Office Multilanguage Pack 2013 w Proofing Tools (All Languages)"). The deployment worked fine: now users can select English or other languages for the interface, the guide and the proofing tools.
Now, I have to update for my deployed Office 2013 suites. I configure WSUS to download updates for Office 2013, but my question is: I can download only the english version for updates, or I have to configure WSUS also to download updates for Office
in the languages I added to the suite?
Thanks in advance.
Roberto

Always include English in addition to any other languages that are required throughout your organization.
All updates are based on English language packs.
The recommended practice by Microsoft
is as below:
Plan for WSUS Update Languages
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh328568(v=ws.10).aspx
Choose a Type of WSUS Deployment
http://technet.microsoft.com/us-en/library/cc720448(v=ws.10).aspx
Using the WSUS 3.0 Configuration Wizard
http://technet.microsoft.com/us-en/library/cc720475(v=ws.10).aspx
Hope this helps.
Tony Chen
TechNet Community Support

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