Do WSUS clients need to be logged in to receive/install updates?
I currently am in the process of setting up a remote WOL and shutdown schedule so my WSUS server can push updates to all my clients during non-business hours. I have searched for a definitive answer...
View ArticleWSUS 3.2 displays new Windows 2012 R2 machines as being Windows 2000
anyone have a good link to any patch or setting update that I need to get my WSUS 3.2 system running on Windows 2008 R2 to recognize my new Windows 2012 R2 servers correctly? Right now they show up in...
View ArticleHow to stop Internet explorer 11 from being updated
How do I tell WSUS not to update the computers to IE 11? I am new to this and taking over someone else task, but i'm not sure how to accomplish this. I don't want our computers to have IE 11 yet, so I...
View ArticleWSUS not working properly with SSL
Hi!I have configured an "Internet facing" WSUS With Windows Server 2012 and WSUS With SSL. The WSUS is set up With an external FQDN and corresponding SSL (internal CA signed) certificate.I have changed...
View Article100% CPU utilization on svchost.exe or Automatic Updates service
We have upgraded from WSUS 2.0 to 3.0 SP1 and now have few Windows XP SP2 PCs that are extremely slow because the CPU is at 100% utilization running a process called "svchost.exe." If I go into...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2 as WSUS Clients on WSUS -yomihara
=======Question 1.=======Could you tell me if there is a document or an article in which Windows 8.1/ Windows Server 2012 R2 are noted as officially supported as WSUS client?(e.g. Technet...
View ArticleUnable to connect wsus server in wsus console
Hi, I am using windows server 2003 Ent, SP2 on that i am using WSUS 3.0 service. Actually this server is a additional domain controller in our domain, last weekend we have demoted the server and joined...
View ArticleAfter deploying update server crash
Dear team,one of the interviewer asked me this question.user requested me to deploy one windows update which it needs for sql application, after deploying that update server crashed, now how to resolve...
View ArticleWSUS in an air gapped network.
Morning, I am after some information regards WSUS on a air gapped network.So far i have-Installed WSUS on both WSUS servers (Intenet connected and Disconnected server)Set the advanced setting on both...
View ArticleWSUS Update query
Hi Guys,When I log onto my WSUS Console, I have many updates in a status of needed and therefore not installed on my machines.I have a GPO that i thought was automatically installing updates, for...
View ArticleHow can I be sure that WSUS offers Internet Explorer 9 updates?
We just recently moved from Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer 9. How can I be sure that sure that my Windows 7 clients are getting all the available security updates?
View ArticleWSUS Deployment
hi gurus, for WSUS if I have laptops that are in and out of the office.Is it possible to set WSUS that if the laptop is not able to contact or find the local WSUS server, it will automatically look...
View ArticleWSUS on Server 2012 R2
Hello,I am about to stand up a new WSUS server using 2012 R2. Is best practice to still use a minimum of 2 WSUS servers? One for Internet facing, and the other with the database hosting my internal...
View ArticleWSUS 6.3 (on Server 2012 R2 Standard) MMC Keep Crashing
I built my own test environment: Server 2012 R2 Standard, installed SQL 2012 SP1 Express and added WSUS Role. SQL installed without any problem. I did try using SQL 2012 SP1 plus CU3 and got the same...
View ArticleHow can I change WSUS port 8530 into port 80 in Windows Server 2012?
I have windows server 2012 installed with WSUS using port 8530 as default. I need to migrate my client PC's which are connected to wsus on server 2003 to Windows Server 2012. As you know, the default...
View ArticleWindows Internal Database (WID) Install Fails - error computer requires restart
I have setup a domain controller in Windows Server 2012 Standard. Currently this server is holding roles: AD DS, AD CS, DHCP, DNS, IIS. Now I am trying to install Windows Server Update Server (WSUS)...
View Articleadding pc to the wsus
some of my computers in my active directory is not showing on my wsus server. so i want to know, how can i add those machines that are not showing in the wsus?
View ArticleWSUS computer reports done with grouping/containers
This is not an issue/question, I'm just posting something which may help others in doing WSUS reporting tasks. I hope you will find this information useful and feel free to enhance it any way you can...
View ArticleWSUS Role (Re)Install on Server 2012 Errors at "Post-deployment...
I'm looking for some help troubleshooting WSUS Role (Re)Install on Server 2012, we are seeing the error "Post-deployment Configuration" Failed.The Role install process itself completes without error,...
View ArticleComputers disappear
We have 4 WSUS servers. One is the main server and the other 3 are downstream servers. We are having computers disappear from the upstream servers groups but remain visable on the downstream server in...
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