Tag Archives: WSUS

Windows Server 2012 R2: Fix for WSUS Sync Bug (from July 2020 updates)

Posted on 2020-10-30 by guenni

[German]If updates are managed with WSUS under Windows Server 2012 R2, there may be synchronization issues problems on some systems since July 1, 2020 due to disabled TLS 1.0/1.1 support. But there is a workaround: Use a downgrade of TLS … Continue reading →

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FYI: WSUS Satisfaction survey

Posted on 2020-10-26 by guenni

A small note to adminswho manage their updates via WSUS in Enterprise environments. Colleague Susan Bradley makes a small survey about the satisfaction with the WSUS. Maybe one or the other administrator will participate. Susan will publish the results in … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Windows 7-10: WSUS must support https soon

Posted on 2020-09-25 by guenni

[German]Today a note to the administrators among my blog readers who use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to manage client updates. Microsoft demands that clients will soon have to communicate with WSUS via https – the September 2020 updates have … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Changes in WSUS update scan

Posted on 2020-09-09 by guenni

[German]With the September 2020 cumulative update for Windows 10, Microsoft introduced changes that improve the security of clients that scan Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for updates. Here is a brief overview on this topic. Advertising

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Windows Server 2012 R2: WSUS issues since July 1, 2020

Posted on 2020-08-08 by guenni

[German]Administrators of Windows Server 2012 R2 might be facing a serious problem (not sure, how many will see this), which German blog reader Axel R. recently drew my attention to by mail. If updates are managed with WSUS, there are … Continue reading →

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WSUS error during feature update to Windows 10 V190x

Posted on 2020-05-15 by guenni

[German]Administrators who use WSUS to deploy a feature update to Windows 10 V190x reports that this fails with error codes such as 0x80070057 or 0xc1900298. There are now two different cases that have come to my attention or have been … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Version 2004 Insider Preview 19041.84 for WSUS

Posted on 2020-02-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released on Feb. 25, 2020 the Insider Preview Build 19041.84 of Windows 10 Version 2004 – the upcoming Windows 10 feature update – for WSUS. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1709: Forced Upgrade to V1909 in WSUS?

Posted on 2020-01-29 by guenni

[German]Exciting question, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. It's based on an observation that Windows 10 is forced to upgraded from version 1709 to 1909 in the enterprise environment when WSUS is unavailable for enterprise clients … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1909: Available via WSUS and Update Assistant

Posted on 2019-11-20 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has begun to distribute the feature update on Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909) more widely. The Windows 10 Update Wizard has been adjusted accordingly and the feature update is now officially available for WSUS. Advertising

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Windows 10 previews are distributed via WSUS

Posted on 2019-09-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has begun to provide function updates for Windows 10, which are still in preview status, via WSUS, thus enabling distribution in enterprise environments. Advertising

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