Questions tagged [wsus]
This tag refers to the Windows Server Update Services. This is part of the Microsoft Windows Server software and provides (among other things) updates for Microsoft products to Windows clients.
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Windows update error 80072EE2 connecting to WSUS
We have a new HP Elitebook 8440p with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit we are deploying on our network. It can run Windows Updates just fine across the Internet; however, when I point it to get Windows Update via ...
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Invoke-Command - Get-WindowsCapability - Access is denied
is there some new GPO that for Win 10 pro N for workstations 21H2
limits who can install WindowsCapability over Enter-PSSession and Invoke-Command ?
If I try Enter-PSSession and then Get-...
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Reduce size of WSUS offline updater
I need to get the size of wsus_client folder to under 2GB. Im only generating updates for Windows 7 and MS office.
I compared the newest generated offline updates with the one I created the last time ...
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Retrieve all Microsoft Windows updates
Is there any way to get information about all Microsoft updates including non-security Critical Updates? I know this can be done with WSUS but I can't use WSUS in my company. I also tried to use WUA ...
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Newly setup WSUS all clients stuck at downloading 0%
Recently I created a newly WSUS setup for the first time and it's all still new to me so be gentle ;-)
I've set up WSUS as described on the internet (pretty basic) and all went well without any ...
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WSUS on Non-AD Enviroment
I have a work-group Environment and WSUS installed on windows server 2016.
I edited the registery of clients as follows, but still I can't see my computer in WSUS Computers list.
Windows Registry ...
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Windows Update of Windows Server 2016 against local WSUS server fails
Installing a new environment built around Windows Server 2016 that has some of the servers on a network that can't reach out to the internet, we installed Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on one ...
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Client no show in WSUS console (windows server 2016)
I am trying to configure client (windows7) for contact with WSUS server(windows server 2016) by config registry (none AD) as below :
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\...
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Unable to connect from a WSUS MMC console (upstream) to another server (Downstream)
I took this image here and this is what i wish to achieve
https://i.stack.imgur.com/bhVxd.png
Hi All, I have tried performing this by right clicking on the WSUS MMC to connect to another computer ...
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Broken WSUS - can't download updates
I’m really struggling to get my WSUS server to work after moving from a Server 2008 box. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.
This is a project which I have had to put on hold for the last ...
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What is the best way to manage WSUS updates on laptops?
we have one WSUS server distributing updates to computers in 4 school which are all part of one domain. Each school has a couple of laptop safes and I am trying to figure out a sensible way of ...
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Windows Update Failure 0x80240034
Specific updates are failing to install. They sit at downloading and eventually fail with the error 0x80240034. I have done a wsusutil reset and tried to download the updates again with no success. I ...
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WSUS Replica Downstream Without Computer Management at Central Server
I have a Windows Datacenter 2022 WSUS Server. However, from what I understand the computer groups and computers need to exist in the central WSUS server (not replica). Downstream replica server is ...
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WSUS updates were pushed to local host, but PC is not updated
I consider myself a self-learner in the vast ICT Forest, always eager to acquire new knowledge and skills. Today, a friend of mine has approached me with a request to push updates on a WSUS Server to ...
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How to install WSUS offline update `.cab` and `.msu` files (Windows 10)?
I have a 21H2 Windows machine with no internet access that I need to install Windows updates on. I used WSUS community edition to download the updates, and now I have a folder with a bunch of .cab and ...
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WSUS can't install/download updates
my WSUS server (Windows Server 2019) can't install/download updates to clients (Windows 10 Pro)
Approve Updates
Events
I'm tried to reset BITS, clean temp files but the problem is still exist.
in ...
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does Windows Update kb3004375 get installed when I install kb3000483? and will kb3004375 not necessarily show in my list of installed updates?
I can see KB3000483 in my list of installed updates but I can't see KB3004375 and they seem to go together. Is it the case that if you have KB3000483 then you will also have KB3004375 but the latter ...
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WSUS: Content Store drive is full (449 approved update - 1.5 TB space)?
I have here a WSUS Server on Windows Server Standard 2019.
We have at the moment 449 updates approved, all stored on D:.
D: has 1.5 TB, and it is full!?
Any ideas what I can do? The clean up wizard ...
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WSUS Not offiering December patch for 1809 LTSC (and possibly Office 2016)
PCs here are on 1809 LTSC. November was the lasts patch WSUS offered.
I know 1809 came out of support Nov 2020 for non-LTSC versions. LTSC is supposed to be supported for many years to come.
Also, I ...
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Windows update: What updates are included in a Rollup update?
I will try to explain my concern with an example from windows 8.1 updates of August 2020.
In wsus I can see:
Security Only Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1,
4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, ...
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Force Windows 10 to install automatic WSUS update
A Windows 10 PC is connected to a WSUS intranet server, like a lot of other PCs here which are functioning fine, but others do not receive WSUS updates.
I've written .bat file to force remote pc to ...
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Limit the installation patches from WSUS for Windows Update
We have multiple WSUS Servers, but for the example we will only be focused on one WSUS server.
Here is the situation :
I have multiple Windows Update patches to be downloaded and installed on ...
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Update Loop of Death, workaround requires bitlocker recovery key to boot into safe mode
One day our users turned on their laptops just to realise their screen was stuck at boot because it was waiting for an update to complete. This spinning wheel takes forever saying "Working on updates ...
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Turn off Windows Firewall for a single PC in domain?
I have many PC's in domain is there a way to Turn off Windows Firewall remotely for single PC if I'm Domain admin ?
Is there a way to do this without GPO ?
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Can't install an update KB4284863. Reverting changes on reboot
The system: Windows Server 2012 R2.
When I try to install KB4284863 it install successfully, but on reboot it says something like "Failure to configure updates. Reverting changes" The exact error ...
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Does a local alternative to WSUS exist?
I've been researching on Google for the question in title, but haven't found much of use except one program called "WUMT" for an alternative to the built in windows update itself.
Here is what I'd ...
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All Windows 10 1607 Computers Fail 1703 Update: Install Error 8000FFF
I am trying to install the Feature Update 1703 through WSUS. Computers are at Windows 10 1607. I have approved the update through WSUS and it has downloaded the update and is set to be deployed. The ...
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Bulk/ automated removal of KB security update
would like to know if there are any ways to do a bulk removal of KB 3203467, which has been causing attachment issues on Outlook. Mainly blocking attachments, stating that they are unsafe. Would like ...
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Hyper-v WSUS timing and reboots
I have been playing with Hyper-v and have noticed that having multiple servers and replications are good but can be complicated when WSUS gives you updates that requires reboots.
My environment is 2 ...
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Windows 7/8 update will not initially check wsus
I have a weird (probably simple) problem. I recently updated a Windows 8 image file for our organization, and while everything works fine with deployment, Windows update is giving us some issues. When ...
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Powershell: Windows patching on multiple servers
We have about 1000+ servers and they patch by WSUS. In WSUS we assigned the patch and after that we login to the servers and download n Install the patches. Once it done we restart the machine as per ...
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How to view/monitor another WSUS server from an existing WSUS server?
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I work for an organisation which has an office in the UK and another (smaller) office in Kenya. Our UK office has a WSUS server which sends out updates to every computer on the domain (...
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Automatic Deployment role in sccm2012R2
I'm configuring some Automatic deployment rule in SCCM2012R2 .After specifying product updates ,the wizard noticed that just first 1000 update will deployed .So I divided updates in two rules .now I ...
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Failed Windows Update, Understanding Rollbacks
A little bit of background, I work as an network administrator for an investment banking company, if a computer isn't working then the directors consider that to be losing money, this means that is a ...
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WSUS offline update fails due to 404
OS: Windows 8.1 x64
WSUS Offline Updater Version: 11.8 for x64
Ok I have been trying to update my PC using WSUS offline updater, but the updater is unable to download from the URLs listed in the ...
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WSUS WID Database recovery
My WSUS server, a Hyper-V VM running on a Window Server 2012 R2 Host, after a host power failure and later boot-up, showing error:
Application: 3414
Source: MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID
An error occurred ...
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Unable to install WSUS 3.0 sp2 on Server 2008 r2
I have Windows server 2008 R2 standard edition and previously WSUS 3.0 SP2 server was work but unfortunately service not starting up, So that I tried to complete uninstall from registry, database and ...
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I'm having administrative privilege error with wsus offline
I'm having administrative privilege problem with wsus offline
It always give me this error whenever I ran the update it is my first time using this but my account is already is an administrator it ...