Large 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 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 ArticleIE9 shows not applicable in WSUS for Windows 7
I have problem delivering IE9 through WSUS for Windows 7. The approval of the update showed as install and the status is not applicable.Can someone please help ASAP?Thanks
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...
View ArticleSync Not Working
WSUS 3 on 2008 R2. Since the 16th of June, we are not able to syncronize the wsus server. Here is the error:TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for...
View ArticleThe WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS...
Hi, I have opened Windows Server Update Servicesas I usually do to see which updates I need to approve and I am getting an error.The only changes to our server, was Backup Exec 2012 was installed...
View ArticleWindows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070005
Hi, We are using Win Server 2008 R2 std. Server and Win 7 Professional X64 clients. During the second batch of update we got an Error while updating on one client machine and the system restoring back...
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WSUS unable to run, Application Error - Event ID : 1000 /and 1026
Hi,I recently uninstalled WSUS on Windows Server 2012. After WSUS reinstalled, the service was unable to run.I tried to start WSUS service on services.msc, then the service is back to stopped.I found...
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