Client can't reach WSUS when SCEP agent is installed
Hello, a customer contacted me with the following question and I haven't been able to get it working. I've gone through some troubleshooting already. Long story short, there is a team using the MS AV...
View ArticleWindows Update - Security Descriptor issue
Hi, I have the following problem that I was hoping to get some advice on....? No client PC’s are picking up Windows updates, the Windows Update service is not running (on the clients), and I get...
View ArticleWsusutil export package.cab : package.cab null size
Hi Recently I identify my wsusutil import didn't work because the package.cab was null size.When I export metadata with wsusutil export package.cab filelog.xml, my server works 0:45 and successfully...
View ArticleHigh CPU and RAM usage after upgrade of WSUS from 2.0 to 3.0 SP2
HelloI've recently upgraded WSUS on a Windows Server 2003 x86 SP2 machine from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP2 which upgraded the SQL Server 2005 Express to Windows Internal Database. Since then the WSUS...
View ArticleSOME WINDOWS 7 AND VISTA COMPUTERS UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD UPDATES FROM WSUS
We have some Windows 7 Pro (x86 and x64) and Vista (x86) computers that use to download and install updates from our internal WSUS just fine, but something has changed in the past 2 months. These...
View ArticleApplying Different Product Classifications To Different Groups
Sorry if I'm missing the obvious here, but I see no way of applying different product classification updates to different groups of PCs either through WSUS or through GPOs.Originally in my environment...
View ArticleBlock IE 10 and IE 11 from WSUS
Hi ,How to exclude IE 10 and IE 11 being deployed through WSUS.I mean i want to completely block IE 10+11 from WSUS.We are using WSUS 3.2.7600.226 on Windows Server 2008 R2.
View ArticleWSUS sp2 - this snap-in is not responding
I recently received a new optiplex 780 at work with a quad core 9400 processor and 8gb of ram, running windows 7 64-bit professional. I've installed the wsus client and after pointing it to the...
View ArticleEULA's for all updates are not downloading.
I hope someone can help... I've scoured the web for a possible solution but have found nothing as of yet. Updates that have software terms or EULA's are not usable because after synchronization I keep...
View ArticleWSUS Client 0x80072ee2 error on WS2012 Essentials DC
Hello, I hope someone can help me with this.Background: We've recently consolidated from running two internal servers (domain controller running Windows SBS 2003 and a 'dev server' running Windows...
View ArticlePreventing Win7 client laptops from receiving updates
Our company pushes WSUS updates once per month though some Win7 clients are automatically receiving updates throughout the month causing them to have to hibernate the machine at the end of their...
View Articleobtain drivers from MS-Server and updates from WSUS
Hi, is there a possibility to obtain drivers from the MS Server and the "other" updates from the WSUS-Server?We have workstations with Win7 and XP and pluged in devices (USB) should obtain the drivers...
View ArticleUpstream WSUS Server and Sync
Hello,Environment : 1. Server 2008 R2 Main Upstream server, hosts update content locally, SQL DB on another system. 2. 2 - Server 2008 R2 downstream servers, host update and sql content locally.We had...
View Articlenew policy difine in WSUS
friends,i am using WSUS Version: 3.2.7600.226 on server 2008 R2. planning to create a new group for remote Servers which will take only approved patch info from server and will download the same from...
View ArticleUnable to detect updates, 100% CPU usage by wuauserv
Lawrence,Below is the log you requested. This was taken after renaming the SoftwareDistribution directory. The user reported CPU usage went back up to 100% at around 14:00 after which we killed the...
View ArticleWSUS wants our SQL server (running 2008 R2 SP2) to install SP1. Why?
We just installed a bunch of Windows Updates on our servers (that were pushed out from WSUS). One of the updates -- SQL Server 2008 R2SP1 -- failed to install on our SQL server. But that's because it...
View Articlewindow server 2012 update
Dear sir,i have installed window server 2012 R2 on my server i want to know that is it necessary to keep automatic update on at server.and if i turn on automatic update then is it good for my server or...
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 ArticleFailed Updates - does this log indicate why?
Our WSUS server (2012) is reporting some failed updates. Does this log indicate any direction to go with the troubleshooting?There are 11 updates that are failing.When I've seen something similar to...
View ArticleUnable to install security updates via WSUS on Windows 2008 client servers
When I try install to install updates on Windows 2008 client servers I get the error : Code 80244019 Windows Update encountered an unknown errorAfter running the WSUS Client Diagnostic Tool I get the...
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