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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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How to verify is Wsus itself is correctly patched?

Wsus 4.0 on Windows 2012 R2 server. Help-> Abit Update services says Version: 6.3.9600.18694 In the main page version is 6.3.9600.18838 Cannot find any official info to determine if Wsus is ...
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Windows Server 2016 cannot connect to WSUS server

I have a brand new installation of Windows Server 2016 WSUS server (Fully patched until 18-Dec-2016). My network consists of about 1000 client-side operating systems and 300 server-side. The clients ...
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WSUS not pushing updates to server 2022 and server 2019

Updates show up in WSUS, I can approve them and all of my 2022 & 2019 servers are reporting to WSUS (via: tnc wsusservername -port 8530) but the updates never push to them after I approve them. I ...
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Windows Update bypassing server as download source

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 machine that is isolated in a DMZ. Historically it has not had issues but everything works before it breaks. The port 8530 is open on the firewall appliance and I ...
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0x8024401c on all new WSUS clients

I keep getting the error 0x8024401c on all new clients connecting to WSUS. (Only Windows 10 and Server 2016) According to Google, this error results to "WU_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT" but I can ...
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WSUS clients failing to check for updates error 80072F8F

I was trying to work through the Microsoft guide to enable SSL on our WSUS server and ran into a few problems. Looks like i was able to set the WSUS server to run with SSL as the connection type on ...
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Remotely Trigger WSUS Downloaded update Installation

This has been bugging me for a while. We have our Servers set to download only windows updates to stage them to be installed during one of our bi-monthly patch windows. I have looked high and low for ...
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Export Specific updates from WSUS

My team manages multiple environments that are offline. We currently export our WSUS updates from a server that is used by multiple groups and therefore has a lot more updates than what we need or ...
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Delegate administration and maintenance of Update Services (WSUS)

We are running Update Services on a Windows Server 2016 server that delivers updates to the systems on the domain. I need to delegate maintenance of this to a non-admin user. The user must be able to ...
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Domain joined Windows Server 2019 - not connected to domain network

I have two Windows Server 2019 machines in my infrastructure which are connected on 'Guest or Public networks' and I have been unable to switch to domain network. I have tried many solutions gathered ...
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GPO - Missing "Manage updates offered from Windows Server Update Service"

in our Windows Server 2019 DC we are missing the following Administrative Template: Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > ...
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Manage WSUS remotely

How to remotely administer the WSUS from a workstation "windows xp"?
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Remote WSUS administration console connection error

I'm using the remote WSUS console from my computer on one subnet to connect to two different WSUS servers on two different subnets. I've managed to connect to one ok but the second one gives me the ...
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How do I find the WSUS server that my computers are connecting to for Windows Updates?

I have multiple WSUS servers setup on our domain; one is handling Windows Updates, while another is setup to only do Endpoint Protection updates (via SCCM 2012). Endpoint Updates are working properly ...
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How can I extract a single update out of WSUS for an unmanaged PC?

We use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on our LAN to download and distribute updates from Microsoft. I have an unmanaged computer that needs Vista Service Pack 2. Instead of downloading the ...
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WSUS PostInstall Document Moved

Trying to install WSUS on my Windows Server 2019. After installing the role I am doing the postinstall and it is failing and giving this error. 2023-10-06 13:34:30.092 UTC Info WsusService.15 ...
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WSUSUTIL SQL Database Gives Multiple Errors

I have a secure connection setup for WSUS and I am trying to connect to my SQL SUSDB. When I do that I have tried multiple connections and it has given me the following for each: SERVER.DOMAIN.NET,...
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Windows patch management infrastructure (expert opinion)

Is using WSUS alone sufficient for an organization's patch management, or is it more beneficial to integrate SCCM with WSUS for a comprehensive solution?
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Decline all Windows 11 upgrades but the latest one?

This is similar to this question about declining superseded updates but that question is very general, and I suspect that the answer there might not hold for these very specific packages. I manage a ...
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post-installation WSUS windows server 2016

I have a WSUS in server 2016 and I deleted this services, but now I needing put this services on this server again, I did this points: I Uninstall WSUS and on powershell remove the WID: uninstall-...
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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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Is the 'Complete WSUS Installation' process per-user?

I've just discovered I've inherited two WSUS servers. The person who looked after them left before I found out. Some non-prod servers should be patched by these WSUS servers - setting are enforced by ...
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WSUS: which product should be selected to cater for Windows 10 22H2 updates?

I have a WSUS server running for some time on Windows Server, catering for the needs of my Windows 10 Professional clients. All clients were on version 21H2 up to some days ago. In WSUS under products ...
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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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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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Windows Update not working on Windows 2012 R2 Standard

I recently inherited the management of a Windows 2012 server at a remote site. I checked Windows Update and it has not been updating since March. When I tell Windows to check for updates, it acts ...
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Why are Windows Cumulative Updates taking so long and why are there so many superseded updates on my servers?

Background Our servers are Server 2016 Version 1607 Our servers have been created at varying times, some have been up for a few months, others a few years We deploy our patches via SCCM The Issue ...
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wsus, installed, not applicable updates

We're implementing WSUS and have a test group set up with both a Windows 7 Pro and an XP Pro machine. The issue we are having at this time is that the Windows 7 machine is showing as up to date in ...
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How can I stop WSUS server from reverting back to default IIS WSUS Administration SSL settings?

After, configuring my WSUS to use SSL it either says connection error or reverts back to http. I have a week working on this and I implemented anything that might be the probable solution. This is the ...
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After building a WSUS server in a windows 2016 server I get failed to synchronize error followed by 'System.Net.WebException: The underlying conne...'

So I started with the basic procedure of adding the Windows Sever Update Services (WSUS) roles. After doing so I created a self-signed certificate and add the domain names where required. Image of ...
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DC cannot find WSUS server

We have a domain controller which is stuck in OOBE because it cannot update from WSUS and does not appear in the WSUS console. When running nslookup wsusservername on the DC we get the following ...
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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 fix: WSUS on Windows Server 2016 does not download Update Packages

I have a Server with Windows Server 2016 OS in my network. I Configured WSUS service on it for deploying update packages in Domain. Everything went well but now I have a problem. When I approve ...
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Approve WSUS Updates on WSUS Replicas using Powershell

we have 3 WSUS Replica Servers and one central server the replicas are connected to. From the central server we are managing the 3 replicas. All Clients are only connected to the replicas. I am ...
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WSUS console is broken. "unload snap-in" never completes

I recently setup a new WSUS server (Server 2016 Core) and installed the console on my admin workstation. Everything was working fine but at some point something happened to the console and now it says ...
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WSUS Synchronization Schedule - Once per month?

WSUS has no option for syncing once per month. It requires a daily synchronization. Is it possible to change this to once per month through GPO or other means? Is the only other option to manually ...
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Windows XP laptop doesn't appear in WSUS All computers list

I have this one laptop that doesn't appear in WSUS all computers list. We have about 23-25 PCs/laptops/servers in the network, all, but one are listed in WSUS. This is what I have done so far: 1) ...
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Why might wsusutil export to a .xml.gz file produce a 0 byte output?

We're doing monthly updates to a disconnected network with Server 2012 installed on all servers. Last month (February), the export created a 60 megabyte .xml.gz. Today, it creates a 0 byte file ...
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WSUS Server Not Seeing Local Content

I have a Windows Server 2019 running as a WSUS server. I just rebuilt it because of some database connection issues moving from one server to another. SO this is a fresh install. This is not connected ...
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Where to download the Windows Update Agent (WUA) 7.4 for WSUS 3.0 SP2

Does anyone know where to download the Windows Update Agent (WUA) 7.4?
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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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Windows Server notify when installing updates finished

The Windows Servers in our environment (2008 R2 and 2012 R2) install updates automatically once a month, but don't restart automatically (yet), because the WSUS server should be the last server to ...
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Report viewer for wsus

Is there any way to integrate microsoft report viewer with sharepoint ?
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Error loading WSUS Console after IIS Reconfigurations

I encountered an error loading the WSUS Console after I deployed some organization-mandated reconfigurations to the IIS server that supports WSUS. As I found the solution myself and did not see this ...
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SCCM 2012 and WSUS...missing Schema folder

A few months ago I installed SCCM 2012 R2 on a brand new 2012 R2 box. Everything went smoothly...or so it seems. I attempted to install WSUS to make it work with SCCM. A few hours of struggling later, ...
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Managing WSUS with Powershell. How to remove an automatic approval rule?

I'm writing Powershell scripts to manage WSUS. One script can create, read, and update automatic approval rules. But it can't delete rules. WSUS allows admins to make rules with duplicate names. If ...
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SCCM and WSUS integrated, where do I approve updates?

Pretty new to the SCCM game (looks like I have to order a book or get a course, what a beast this is). I'm quite experienced with WSUS as we've been using it successfully since the product was ...
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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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Windows Internal Database missing on Server 2012 R2

I had to reinstall WSUS, so I removed WSUS and reinstalled it, then WID service could not start, so I removed WSUS again and deleted "WID" service. Now when I re-install WSUS it says WID is installed,...

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