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Windows updates randomly fail to install
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We've had Windows update problems in the past, where randomly different updates wouldn't install.
Usually I ended up hiding these updates and tried to forget about them. Eventually I ...
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How does Windows manage file versions across different Windows Updates?
One thing i never understood nor find any easy explanation is how Windows manages changes to system files from differing Windows updates. Take for example
A certain KB release applies patches to ...
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Needed Counts in WSUS show Declined Updates
We are a couple months into using WSUS for rolling out updates for our company computers. So far it's gone wonderfully - clients are auto-updating daily, and servers are waiting for our permission ...
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Windows Update not working on Windows Server 2008 R2
The Windows Update screen comes up and I click on Download Updates. I then get the bar scrolling across the screen and it says Downloading Updates but the counts never increase (0 KB total, 0% ...
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Does the event log get an entry when automatic updates are turned off on Windows Server 2003
In the event log we see automatic updates installing and rebooting the server. We thought we turned off automatic udpates prior to the last update/reboot events. When you turn off automatic updates, ...
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How do you reboot Windows Server 2003 and be sure it does NOT install any updates
We need to reboot a win 2003 standard server with the least amount of down time possible. What steps do you take to ensure no windows updates will be applied durring the reboot?
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How do you reboot Windows Server 2003 and be sure it does NOT install any updates [closed]
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How do you reboot Windows Server 2003 and be sure it does NOT install any updates
We need to reboot a win 2003 standard server with the least amount of down time ...
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WSUS client targeting problems
After recently transitioning to client side targeting two of my servers - both 2008 R2, built around the same time from the same VM template - are having difficulties remaining in their assigned ...
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Configuring location based GPO for WSUS updates but only for some clients
I would like to configure WSUS so that employees arrive in main location they use WSUS to download stuff, and when they are in other locations (different locations / home etc) they use Windows ...
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What does the windows XP end of life mean for a business and it's domain?
I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be end of life?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up ...
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Windows 2003 Std HTTP issues (also affects windows updates)
I have 3 Windows 2003 servers in a domain. Server 1 is running the AD and VPN roles. Server 2 is running Exchange 2003. Server 3 is running some third party network apps and was supposed to be running ...
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Windows Updates icon for Domain Admins
I've got a bit of an odd problem for which I haven't quite found the answer to yet.
We've got a server running Server 2008 R2 64-bit with WSUS and group policy objects configured to manage Windows ...
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Event ID 16: Windows Update Client ignoring proxy settings
Have a couple of locked down, standalone Windows 2008 R2 servers (not on a domain; no WSUS) that refuse to adhere to the proxy settings each morning at around 4:25AM EST with what I'm assuming is a ...
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Migrating to SCCM from WSUS-only updates. Keep existing approvals?
I've got a small 1-site SCCM 2007 deployment and I'm just getting to grips with pushing out Windows Updates to SCCM clients using it. I've previously managed updates by manually approving from WSUS ...
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“Microsoft.Update.Session” API - find if an update cause a reboot
I know that if you go through the pending updates, there's a flag (rebootrequired, or similar) that will tell you if a reboot is mandatory, not required, or may be required. It seems that in the ...
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SHUTDOWN /S /M \\RemoteMachine and windows updates?
I have WSUS configured using group policy to deploy windows updates every Tuesday. I also have batch files that run at 11PM every night (except Tuesday) that shutdown the workstations in the company.
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Automatic Updates occurring unintentionally
My boss and I were sitting in our server room today when we all of a sudden heard one of our servers go into hyper-speed, indicating that it was restarting. You can imagine the immediate "oh crap" ...
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Issues with patching servers remotely using winrm and Microsoft.Update.Session
I have a network with windows 2003, 2008 and 2008r2 servers. I have a powershell script that I wrote to patch a local machine using the "Microsoft.Update" com objects. (Similar to Windows Update ...
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KBXXXXX does not apply, or is blocked by another condition on your computer
I have uninstalled VS 2010 and many other apps that I don't use anymore, and reinstalled it after. I have also reinstalled VS 2010 SP1.
I'm now down to 3 updates, of which I am getting the error:
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Update is not applicable to your computer
I am running Windows Web Server 2008 R2 SP1 and its a 64-bit.
I am trying to apply this hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980368 and it becoming TOTALLY impossible? i have double checked and ...
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WSUS Clients Updating from Microsoft Update
We have a Windows domain and run WSUS for managing client updates. This is all working fine, except when laptop users take their laptops home. When these machines are on their own private network, ...
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Email Alerts for WSUS Triggered Updates?
Our Windows updates are controlled via WSUS. The reboot times are then controlled through a GPO policy (this is called client-side targeting IIRC).
Is there a a good way to get email alerts about ...
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Windows Server 2008 stuck at Update routine after deinstalling IIS
I have the following situation:
On a Windows Server 2008 (hosted in data center) the IIS 7.0 was malfunctioning. It didn't serve any webpages anymore and the IIS control panel wouldn't let me ...
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When Microsoft Security Updates are “re-released” is the most recent patch cumulative?
While trying to script deployment of .msu's I realized that certain KB articles had multiple releases. One example of this is KB2524426.
KB2524426 was released May 2011 and re-released June 2011. ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Product Updates
I installed and then uninstalled Microsoft Security Essentials on Server 2008 R2 - after installation I noticed that there were 12 updates on a supposedly fully updated system. I did a little further ...
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Error 80131509 when trying to import a update from Microsoft Update Catalog into Windows Server Update Service
When I try to import a update from Windows Update Catalog into my Windows Server Update Service,I get a 80131509 error.
Why is this happening, how can I solve it?
SOLUTION:
Besides searching on ...
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Best way to fully update a new installed Windows?
I am wondering what is the best way to automatically update a new installed Windows (lets say Windows 7)? When I manually update a new install of Windows 7 SP1, I get about 45 updates. Installing ...
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Hyper-V: Why Windows Server 2008 Standard shutdowns after auto-update instead of restart
Today I found the server turned off again. When I did power on, it continued to update after the boot.
I have to find the reason and fix it or I will turn automatic updates off. I'm not sure is there ...
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Configure Windows update through proxy?
I have a squid proxy server and my clients are running on windows xp.
How can I make Windows XP reach the windows update sites through proxy?
In short, through the proxy, windows can not download ...
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Distributing Windows Updates through LAN to save bandwidth
I would like to know if there is a known way to establish a local server in an office's LAN that regularly (read "overnight") downloads updates from Microsoft and then all Windows 7 machines ...
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Does Windows Update check for IIS activity before restarting Server 2008?
I subscribe to a provider than gives me a virtual private server running Windows Server 2008 R2, from which I host several low-traffic websites. Currently, Windows Update runs automatically on this ...
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install updates without shut down
Using Windows 2003
I'm connecting to a remote computer - I can restart it but I dont want to shut it down. (as i can't turn it back on)
There are pending windows updates.
What I want to do is ...
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Quick Way to Find Info on a List of Updates
Let's say I want to debug an issue where a few client computers were impacted by a long list of updates that occurred in the last few months. I run a systeminfo | find /i "kb" > updatelist.log. ...
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Edit Windows Update GPO Via Command Line
I am trying to find a way to edit the group policy for Windows Updates programmatically. I have a local WSUS server to which I want to point new installs of windows. Ideally, I just want to have a ...
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How can I check that two servers have the same features and updates installed?
I have two Windows Server 2008 servers, one for test environment and the other for development environment. I would like to make sure that they have exact features and updates installed, what is the ...
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Track changes to Windows Update settings in event log
Is it possible to track down changes to the Windows Update settings in the event logs (Win2008 R2 Std)?
I tried filtering the System event log by Source = WindowsUpdateClient but this seems to list ...
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Windows Updates causes server to crash
The last two times I've installed Windows Updates (security patches only) on our W2K03 file/print server, upon reboot, it has resulted in the OS crashing at the point where during logon the status ...
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WSUS not making available all updates
I have recently installed WSUS (v3.2.7600.226) on a Windows 2008 Std server, and configured 4 test PCs to connect to it through group policy. They are detected by WSUS, and the PCs are downloading ...
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HP z800 running Vista loses NVIDIA display settings after Windows Update
Not sure if this is a SuperUser question or not... I'm approaching from the administrator's perspective.
One of my users is on an HP z800 workstation running a financial trading application. This ...
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How do you prevent wuauserv (Windows Update Service) from restarting?
Regarding:
net stop "windows update"
this works for a while but then the service starts again. What is restarting this service and how do I prevent it from doing so?
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Windows update to notify?
I have changed the windows update option to notify on my win2003 datacenter edition as I don't want it downloading anything while the server is running but to notify me so I can schedule the best time ...
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Probable IIS changes after update
We have developed a module which enters Windows Scheduled tasks in on our server that are calling KeepAlive pages on different servers. Normally everything went fine, but since 21-07-2011 on 17:00 all ...
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Managing laptops and desktops in the organization and pushing windows updates to them
Here are a couple of things we are trying to achieve.
Our staff currently uses a bunch of desktops and laptops. Around 30-50 of the staff, most of them are laptops (mix of HP and Lenovo). Most using ...
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Most efficient way to install Windows Hotfixes on a isolated computer
I have a standalone W2K3 machine which I need to update with microsoft hotfixes. I also have a clone of this machine which I can connect to the internet.
What I'd like to do is:
a) Run some tool on ...
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Shutdown and apply updates or Reboot
Occasionally, after applying an update (usually through Windows Update) the Start menuhas a small glyph beside the shutdown button, and a tooltip saying "shutdown and apply updates" Wouldn't a reboot ...
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Best practices for preventing problems with OS updates
we are in the process of optimizing our network.
Maybe you heard that while deploying SP1 for W7, some computers using a WSUS powered network had problems, and the computers crashed/had to be redone.
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Older windows server update with a safety net
I inherited a network with several servers running Windows Server 2003. They have not been updated for several years because my predecessor was concerned that updating Windows Server 2003 might ...
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Centralized Windows/Mac Patch Management that is easy to use
I'm looking for advice on what patch management solutions you would recommend based upon your experience. I'm also looking for which ones you would not recommend based upon your experience.
We have ...
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How to specify updates in WSUS
I have WSUS on Windows server 2003 64 bit. I want to specify updates for my clients, for example some PCs I don't want them to update to Internet explore 8 and WSUS has downloaded and updated by ...
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Windows Server 2008 is stuck at “configuring updates - stage 3 of 3 - 0% complete”
This has happened the last two times I've done updates to this system, and I really have no idea what is going on. It is installing a only a month's worth of updates. It only responds to ping and no ...
