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Group Policy - W2k8 R2 Server > How To Setup Windows Updates

Overview:
Network, 25 users, Win 7 Pro on desktops, Win 2K8 R2 Server as the Domain Controller, AD, etc...

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I am trying to set up Group Policy to manage the windows updates on both servers and the desktops.
I would like the the desktops to update everyday at 3:00 a.m.
I would like the server to update only on Sunday morning at 3:00 a.m.
I would like to avoid modifying the default domain policy.
( Currently I am just trying to get the desktop policy to work, I will work on the server policy after that)

What has been done so far:
In AD create a security group called = WinUpdateComputers

In AD create an OU called = WinUpdateDesktops

In AD move the WinUpdateComputers into the WinUpdateDesktops OU

Close AD

Open GP Management

Find OU called WinUpdateDesktops

Right Click - >  Create and Link GP Here

Select policy configurations > Computer Config > Policyies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Updates

Select the Configure Updates Policy > Set it to use the schedule, Select 0 for everyday, set time as 3 a.m.

Close the policy screen

Select the policy you created Find Security Filtering (Bottom of Right Window)

Add the security group WinUpdateComputers

Run gpupdate /force

Reboot one of the desktops to test.

Problem:
The policy does not seem to be applying to the desktop computers properly.

Comments:
All users are local admins on their computers.
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Thank you.
I had reviewed that before, does not seem to help.
In AD move the WinUpdateComputers into the WinUpdateDesktops OU

Did you move the actual computer objects into the OU, or just the security group? If you only moved the security group, that's not going to work; the computers themselves must be in the OU for the GPO to apply to them.
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You are the Dr...  Nice job, everything you explained makes perfect sense.

Thank you,

Chris