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Windows Server 2008 Changed its windows updates settings

Hi all,

i was wondering if any of you experts know what would cause the Windows Updates settings to change to 'download and install updates automatically' without any instruction to do so.

We have a WSUS on the network but the servers are not on it at the moment and i have cheked the RSOP.MSC on the server and there is no Policy in there for windows updates.

This is a problem as this was the Exchange server, luckily it was over the weekend.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

Regards

Yellowbus Team

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Haresh Nikumbh

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Pradeep Dubey

Check the below settings in GPEDIT.MSC

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update: Configure Automatic Updates

See below link :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/8f01484d-2415-46a8-8a0b-47701735c7d2/cannot-change-windows-update-settings-on-new-2008-r2-server

YellowbusTeam

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Thanks for the posts,
takecoffe that reg key is not present on this server after HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows there are only currentversion,ipsec,network connections,networkconnectivitystatusindicator, safer, system, wsdapi

Pradeep08_81 we use a WSUS on the domain but the main servers are not in the OU for the WSUS as we didnt want updates installing ironically like they did last weekened.

What i need to know is, is there anything that can cause this??

Regards

Haresh Nikumbh

If automatic update is configured on the server then it should be available.

if you are saying its not then i am blank

Pradeep Dubey

Then turn off these updates.

1) Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then press ENTER.
2) Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then click to select Turn off Automatic Updates.
3) Click OK.

its done.

Pradeep Dubey

Also make sure settings in the WSUS are correct (its not updating this server, check once may be someone else enabled for this machine also.)

YellowbusTeam

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The settings in WSUS are correct adn there is no GP on this server for the windows update component.

And the reg key is definitley not there

The windows update is set to never check for updates.

Cheers

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