best practice for roaming clients
This pertains to a WORKGROUP setup - NOT ACTIVE DIRECTORYWe are a small business with 40-50 users and a WSUS installation on Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit). Most of the clients are locally connected...
View ArticleWSUS Downstream Syncronization Status
I have 1 primary WSUS servers and 6 downstream servers spread around the globe. All are running Server 2008 R2. When I look at the Downstream Servers list in the WSUS console on my primary WSUS...
View ArticleNew WSUS on Server 2012 - problem with win8 clients
Hi,Two weeks ago we created a new Server 2012 and installed the WSUS role from scratch on it. Its version number is: 6.2.9200.16384. It replaced a Server 2008 WSUS server. After some time all the...
View ArticleWSUS Reporting - Number of installed updates or are not applicable are...
We perform monthly patching every month when they are release on Patch Tuesday. We keep a log of total number of installed updates on our servers every month.Over recent months, we have been installing...
View ArticleLarge WSUS 4.0 database - causes and shrink / cleanup possibilities?
Hi allAfter the release of Windows Server 2012 I posted about my bleeding edge experiment with upgrading WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 to 4.0 on Windows Server 2012. About 250 clients have...
View ArticleNew WSUS 3.0 Installation - Approving Updates.
Hello All. I have finally for WSUS 3.0 up and running on our SBS-2008 Server after a number of server related issues. To test I have a few of our test workstations checking into the server to pick up...
View ArticleFirst Wsus 2012 server says it had synchronised the updates, but folder is...
Hello,I set up our fist WSUS 2012 server yesterday and chose the type of downloads we woudl like and set the schedule for 2am and this morning I got a nice email to say:The following 7858 new updates...
View ArticleHow to stop using WSUS
Hi This is my first post. I want to stop the WSUS service from running on my server as it take a long time for me to deploy updates etc.. and I don't really see the need as we only have the file...
View Articleformatted wsus
Hi,My former wsus server crashed.I had no chance to export settings, groups etc....I installed WSUS 8 as a service from Windows 2012 server.I did setup the server, and servicesnow my computers are not...
View ArticleWSUS Server 2012 Client Best Practise
HiWhat updates should I enable for Windows Server 2012 auto approve?I currently have Critical and Security enabled, these are the defaults, should I also enable any other rules?CheersZ
View ArticlePossible to not alert users to restart after update is installed?
Hi,We have installed WSUS 2012 and we have approved a few updates to a test group and once the updates are installed the user is asked to reboot, is it possible to remove this? The user will shutdown...
View ArticleWSUS on Windows 2012 R2 Post Installation Crashes Immediately
Hello,I've been having nothing but problems upgrading a server from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2 with WSUS service installed.First, this is an upgrade to the operating system and the upgrade...
View ArticleHow to migrate WSUS Server to Another one as it is?
Dear All,I have following scenario :WSUS Installed on Windows Server 2012 StandardPort Configured for Updates : 80Server Type: PhysicalI want to migrate it to Virtual Machine(VMware ESXi 5.X) with...
View Article"Windows could not search for new updates"
I have set up a new WSUS server but my computers are unable to check for updates from it (see title).I keep getting error code: 80244019 which is useless and not applicable.I simple added my server...
View ArticleWSUS Configuration Rollback
Hi,I have Windows Server 2012 R2 with WSUS role installed. I need configuring WSUS to perform synchronization update to Microsoft Update, so I'm run setup WSUS Server Configuration Wizard.But, the WSUS...
View ArticleWSUS 2012 - Apply to certain IP ranges?
Hello,Instead of applying a GPO to certain OUs for WSUS, can I use a GPO setting to apply the WSUS settings to certain IP ranges only?I want to target certain remote office and departments by their IP...
View ArticleCan I set an OU to have 2 GPO's one to pull updates from local server and...
I'm looking for a solution where I don't change our current AD groups, (avoid using a local group and a field group), also trying to avoid using a server in a DMZ to handle field people (will need to...
View ArticleWindows update not working
On a few servers in one location, Windows update is not working. Servers are Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise.Error: Code 80072EE2. Windows update encountered an unknown error.Everything I read either says...
View ArticleUsing WSUS at work - noob
HiI work in a shop that updates several computers per day but thing is the internet is dog slow and we have staff using it for demo's too - updates can take a whole day if not more, my plan is too...
View ArticleWSUS - Error: The update was found but could not be downloaded
I'm getting this error when installing the WSUS OS : Windows 2008 R2Windows Server Update Services: Installation failed Error: The update was found but could not be downloaded. Please check your...
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