New WSUS server
We currently run WSUS 3.2.7600 on Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit Standard Edition (75 clients) and will be retiring the server early next year. We plan to install WSUS onto a new 64-bit Windows Server...
View ArticleAll machines in Unassigned Computers and not in their correct Groups
I have a new WSUS server on Windows 2012 R2. It is replacing our existing WSUS server. I changed the GPO's to point the machines to the new server with port 8530. They are all showing up but they...
View ArticleConfiguration failed for Windows Server Update Services on Server 2012 R2...
Hi,I'm trying to setup the WSUS on the Server 2012 R2 Essentials (Trial Version) but with no luck. Below are the logs generated. Hopefully someone can guide me on this. Thanks. 2014-10-15 12:23:06...
View ArticleServer 2012 WSUS Post-deployment configuration fails - comprehending the log...
After installing Server 2012 Standard on ESX 5.1 I completed all available Windows Updates and proceeded to add the WSUS role. I chose the default WID database and the role addition was seemingly...
View ArticleWSUS Update Status Summary stale information
Hi, I have WSUS 3.2.7600.226 installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. Having set up e-mail notification for status report on daily basis a few months ago, I noticed yesterday, while solving...
View ArticleWindows Update Breaks Application - Myth or Truth?
I can tell I have been lucky for years to manage Windows Updates and have not got any broken application causing by Windows Updates, yet! Is it a myth or truth that Windows Update can break an...
View ArticleClearing historical WSUS approvals for computers groups
Hi there,I have inherited a messy WSUS environment that I have to use until 2015.We patch in quarterly cycles Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct and split out systems out into Computer Computer Group then sub-group...
View ArticleSome clients not registering with WSUS server with error 0x80072efe
I am having problems with a small percentage of computers in my domain connecting to a WSUS server running on Windows Server 2012 R2. Out of roughly 100 PCs, we have 85 of them showing up in the WSUS...
View ArticleIs there a way to identify a non-removable updates?
I am managing windows updates using WSUS and using Windows Updates on the systems (not using WSUS). I believe some Windows Updates may break the applications that will need to exclude! Is there a way...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 cannot update from 2008 R2 WSUS server
Our WSUS server is on a 2008 R2 VM. Updates for all 2008 R2 and lower servers, and Windows 7 clients work fine. I have one Server 2012 R2 in production and it cannot check for updates. It gets...
View ArticleMS014-057 KB3000414 not avail through WSUS yet?
This is regarding MS014-057 KB#3000414 "Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution" bulletin rated critical that was released this month. I don't see update MS014-057...
View ArticleNew WSUS server from scratch - 'old' clients show up with wrong 'Needed..'...
Hi,We just replaced our old wsus server running under win2008 with a fresh installed win 2012 server. The installation went smoothly and the old server's *IP address and FQDN were reused for the new...
View Articleoffline wsus export appears incomplete when imported on offline server
So its a common scenario, we have a system not connected to the internet that we need to import WSUS updates to. I have another system that is internet connected, and I have created a Server 2012R2...
View ArticleThe WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via...
Hi,After months of our WSUS working fine we now get this error when trying to do anything in the console;The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote...
View ArticlePCs not assigned to group on WSUS
Hi,I have configured WSUS server and set client-side targeting. I created Computer group X on WSUS.I created Group policy and link to OU in AD. I put pc inside this OU. Group policy sets WSUS server...
View ArticleDLL version does not update after applying security update MS14-026
Hi,I have been applying the .NET security update for MS14-026 as per https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-026 to my Windows 2008 R2 SP1 servers. I have not had any errors or issues...
View ArticleIs KB943729 old or superseded by other updates?
My boss asked me to deploy this patch on some WinXP boxes that needs this KB943729 for KACE installation purposes.I do the approval but i dont see the update failing on the XP machines.Is this because...
View ArticleDeclining Updates
How can I automatically decline ITANIUM updates in WSUS on Server 2008 R2 Enterprise?TIA
View ArticleAnyone having trouble applyiong the 2949927 Update?
Hi thereI am using the patch for Windows 2008 R2.WSUS applies it but it then rolls it back over several re boots.I have only tried it on my lesser important servers thankfully, but anyone else having...
View ArticleWSUS Post Installation Fails: Specified Directory Service Attribute or value...
I am trying to install WSUS on Server 2012 R2. The deployment is to have the database on a SQL Server of ours and not WID. When WSUS is going through the Post-Installation tasks, it eventually keeps...
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