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An update service for Microsoft operating systems, server products, Office applications, Windows Defender, and Internet Explorer. It provides security updates, service packs, roll-ups, feature packs, and malware protection. The service is included in all versions of Windows since Windows 2000.

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How can I list all updates on a Windows server including superseded ones?

I've run into an issue on an audit. I need to prove that updates are being installed monthly. The trouble is, all the various options for displaying installed updates ignore superseded updates. This ...
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Breakdown the error 0x800f081e returned from DISM

I want to learn how to breakdown an error such this one. I faced it by applying a Windows Update. To be clear, I do not need someone to tell me what the meaning is: I already looked for the error ...
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Office Update Won't Install

I have several servers failing to install a security update for Office 2016 (KB5002521) 32-bit with error 0x8024002d. I've also read some articles saying this update actually breaks Office, so if I ...
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Prevent Users from installing Windows Updates on Terminal Server

I'm trying to manage a RDS environment running Windows Server 2016. It's been noticed that Users logged into the terminal server receive prompts for and are able to install Windows Updates. The ...
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Windows Update Issues on Server Core 2022

I have two DNS servers (Nutanix VMs) running Server Core 2022. When I attempt to run Windows Updates from Sconfig, I get the following errors: 1) All quality updates 2) Recommended quality updates ...
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Server 2022 (upgraded from 2012R2) has a blank ServiceUrl for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager

We have upgraded a couple of servers from Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2022 without issue. However, we just did one and it will not connect to Windows Update. We aren't using WSUS just ...
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Turn off Focus assist via GPO not working as expected

Is there a standardized way to turn off focus assist centrally since i am trying to display balloon tips and toast notifications for applications and windows updates being deployed from sccm software ...
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Server 2016 windows updates are downloading and installing. But the server is never rebooting to apply the updates

Server 2016 windows updates are downloading and installing. But the server is never rebooting to apply the updates. Configure automatic updating: 4 - Auto download and schedule the install Install ...
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Windows Defender Anti-Malware / Anti-Virus Does Not Reliably Update

Problem: Windows Domain environment with Windows 10 workstations that will not reliably update Windows Defender. I use ACAS to scan my environment weekly, and every week at least a few of these ...
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Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows option greyed out in Windows Server 2016

I need office 2019 which is installed on my windows server 2016 to take updates via Windows Update , I seem to have tried every method under the sun to get it work , Deleting registry keys adding ...
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get offline update from wsus server

I have a wsus server(windows server 2019), some of the clients are correctly in the console and getting updates.(No need for internet or VPN) But some clients face the following error for updating: &...
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Windows Update Issue - Windows 10 v.1909 to 22H2 - Error code 0xc190010a

First time user here on ServerFault. I've utilized the forums a lot but this is my first time asking a question/engaging with the community. I am a NetAdmin for my company and I've never encountered ...
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How to block Microsoft forcing Office 365 Semi-Annual systems to the Monthly update channel?

For years, my company has followed the usual software patching strategy of every IT department I've ever worked for, which is to validate new software versions in testing before rolling the upgrade ...
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Windows Update Service gets stuck at Stopping state whenever I check for update on the domain controller

On my domain controller which is Running Windows Server 2016, whenever I check for updates, the updates start downloading and get stuck at 7% or sometimes stuck at checking for updates. I see that the ...
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Windows Server 2016 Update Failure Rollback

When I attempt to run an update using check for updates or the cumulative offline installer, the update fails and rolls back. Here's the log from the rollback, not sure how much I should include, so ...
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Can't install update KB5025229 on Windows Server 2019 - Error 0x8007371b

Windows Server 2019 (OS Build 17763.4131). Following a search for updates, I was offered the cumulative update KB5025229 which according to Microsoft contains fixes for security issues and some other ...
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Wsus gpo applied but not used

On my server, I have a GPO dedicated to enabling wsus in the environment but is some time that on the server the gpo are processed correctly and in gpresult and rsop are all ok, here is a screen: . ...
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Problems after installation of KB5025229/KB5025230 on Azure VM with Windows Server 2019/2022

After installation of KB5025229/KB5025230 we are getting errors in our software: System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file '{file}' because it is being used by another process. After ...
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Windows Feature Update Silent Install

We are trying to push out the latest Windows Feature update via our RMM but when running it doesn't appear to do anything. We've tried running the following: PowerShell Start-Process -FilePath "...
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Wsus client getting error 403 (0x80244018)

It's been a week that my clients can't download updates from my wsus server. They control and find updates normally but when it comes to download them, they are all getting 403 error from the server. ...
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Why is Windows 10 22H2 update erasing WinRM settings?

I used the Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 downloaded from here to create a Windows 10 22H2 image. Then I proceeded to install the image by running setup.exe with the following command line ...
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Does Kerberos OOB Patch Change RC4-HMAC Settings on DC

I have a very specific question before we deploy the November 2022 OOB patch to resolve the Kerberos deal on our DCs. 1st - I ran a klist command on a Windows box and it returns about 16 server ...
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Windows Update issue 0x800f0900

Server info: OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard OS Version: 10.0.17763 N/A Build 17763 Original Install Date: 1/17/2020, 12:25:18 PM Having issues ...
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How to install Windows Updates on HyperV host with no downtime, without using live migration?

Is there a way to install Windows Updates on a HyperV Host, e.g. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, without downtime, unless you use live migration? Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated
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Windows Update failed to check for updates with error 0x80072EFE

I am unable to Download/Install Windows update on my Windows Sever 2016 Std. Version 1607 OS Build 14393.5501 Windows Update failed to check for updates with error 0x80072EFE Most of the Solution are ...
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Running Dism.exe CleanupImage takes ages and eventually ends up with an error

On Wednesday evening I launched on my Windows Server 2016 Diskm.exe as this "dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup". I thought it would be a straightforward process but when ...
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Windows Server 2016 tried to install very old CUs in September 2022

I have a few Windows Server 2016 machines running. All of them are configured for automatic Windows updates, which worked fine so far. We regularly monitor whether they are "up to date", so ...
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Error installing cumulative update pack "2022-08 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5016623)" on Windows Server 2019

Good morning! I am trying to install the update package "2022-08 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5016623)" on Windows Server 2019 (Running on vSphere and ...
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WSUS synchronization error

Starting from 23 July 2022 WSUS synchronization started failing with error: "A dependency of the update was not found on the server and was not provided by the upstream server.". WSUS does ...
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How to install Windows Updates from command line without third party scripts

I am aware of PSWindowsUpdate but this is a third party script that is not created by Microsoft. For the more security conscious of us out there, I am wondering how to install all available Windows ...
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Virus and threat protection not auto updating through SCCM

Our business is managing about a hundred PCs with an undocumented installation and exploitation of SCCM 2111, and I recently noticed a problem with the virus and threat protection on some of the ...
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Exchange 2016 CU23 giving error "upgrade the discovery mailboxes to R5 version"

We have a hybrid 2016 Exchange setup that needs cumulative update 23. I have been stuck on this same error for some time now. In my research I have found that the issue has to do with needing the ...
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Hyper-V 2019 Core Server can't install windows defender update KB4052623?

I am having a problem with installing the "Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus antimalware platform - KB4052623 (Version 4.18.2205.7)" Update on my Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 Core ...
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Windows Server 2016 DC - 8007370b error installing June 2022 cumulative update

For some reason I'm not able to install the June 2022 security update on a Windows Server 2016 domain controller. It fails with error 8007370b every time. I've already tried resetting WU components ...
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Policies in Windows update

I have a laptop that is telling me there are policies set on the device from group policy. This is the only PC that is showing me those policies, I even kicked this laptop out of my domain and I'm ...
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PowerShell - List WSUS Updates Needed for Each Client

I need to provide a monthly report to our client listing the updates needed by each Windows server in our environment. Ideally, the report would list the updates for the month and the servers in my ...
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Windows Update: We can't finish the update. Try restarting your device and we'll try again. Error code: (0x8007000e)

I'm trying to use Upsync to download and provide updates to Windows Update Agent. To see if it works, I looked up in Settings > View update history > Uninstall updates and uninstalled this ...
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How to identify when a server is preparing to restart for Windows Updates?

When a system is working on Windows Updates that require a reboot, at a certain stage it will kick RDP sessions and new RDP sessions will immediately be bounced back. But, I've also seen other (...
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Update of Windows Server 2019 fails with 0x800f0986

This is a follow up to What exactly means MS error code 0x800f0986? I use Windows Server 2019 Standard, Version 1809, Build 1339. I am not able to perform any weekly updates as it fails with ...
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Windows Update crashes before opening

Windows Server 2016. When I try to open Windows Update (Setting - Update and security), application crashes. In Event Log, I found: Faulting application name: SystemSettings.exe, version: 10.0.14393....
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Windows Update fallback plan when system is powered off?

Background I have a Windows domain consisting of ten Windows 2022 servers and five Windows 11 Hyper-V VMs. The servers live at AWS. The Windows 11 VMs live on various laptops. I want to implement a ...
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Microsft Windows update KB5009543 : troubles with VPN

I have installed last Windows update kb5009543, and I have troubles using my vpn (pb L2TP), is there another way than uninstall this update to make the vpn work fine? Has Microsoft provided any new ...
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CertUtil Windows Update gives me 430+ certificates?

There are several well known methods of downloading certificate lists from Microsoft, including certutil -generateSSTfromWU c:\my_cert\ Doing that (or just downloading authrootstl.cab) gives me a ...
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Offline install of all win 10 printer drivers

I want to download the whole set of printer drivers that Microsoft does not distribute anymore since Windows 7 and install/deploy them without windows update or internet access. I am aware that I can ...
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What exactly means MS error code 0x800f0986?

I cannot install update KB5009557 (Windows Server 2019, Version 1809, Build 17763.1339) as it fails with error code 0x800f0986. Both, online update and WSUS, are not successful. I read several ...
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I have been trying to update my SSM agent. I'm running the command AWS updatessmagent

I have been trying to update my SSM agent. I'm running the command AWS updatessmagent. This is what I am getting. PS C:\Windows\Temp> AWS-UpdateSSMAgent AWS-UpdateSSMAgent : The term 'AWS-...
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Running Disk cleanup triggered TiWorker.exe causing high CPU/Memory usage

I thought that running an apparently harmless Clean-up command, the one included in the Administrative Tools, on my Windows Server 2016 would be a piece of cake and it turned out to be a complete mess....
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DISM unable to repair Server 2016

I've been fighting this for a few days now and could really use some help from the community. This started out as a failure to install windows updates on a Server 2016 Datacenter, which led to ...
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Windows Update Error 0x80070005 on Server 2016

I frequently get error 0x80070005 on Windows 2016 servers when running Windows Update. It's really odd, other updates will install fine, and often future updates will install as well. Updates also ...
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Unable to deploy printers via GPO User Configuration after Windows update KB5005033 got installed ("Do you trust this printer?" issue)

Recent (2021-08-10) KB5005033 Windows update actually brings this issue back to life by forcing admins only to install printer drivers (and thus, not allowing printer distribution via User ...
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