I've set up a 2016 WSUS Server and have performed a successful synchronization. I've been testing with one server client (also 2016) just to make sure I can get it working correctly the way I want to before I go edit the Master GPO's on each domain and make this change permanent. The problem is I can't get this client to show in the WSUS Console

Firewalls are off on both server and each machine can ping each other. If I browse to http://WSUSservername I get hit with the IIS web page

When I open the local gpo on the client server, i've edited the correct windowsupdate policy object so that http://WSUSservername is the target WSUS server (I also see this http:// address in the registry)

What is it that i'm missing here? First time setting up WSUS in almost a decade so would appreciate some help! Thanks in advance

WSUS is being used to install Windows Updates on all PCs in this environment.
A recent batch of updates seems to have broken Office functionality. I want to remove them all to confirm if it is actually the updates that are causing the problem.
However when I try:

wusa /uninstall /kb:%%

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This shows me that "KB%%% is not installed."
This is obviously not true since I see the KB in the "Installed Updates" list and can uninstall it manually.

I had a similar issue a few weeks ago and found that running msiexec works in this environment. In that case I had to remove a specific KB and used this command which I found in another forum:

psexec /accepteula \\%%a -e -w C:\ %Windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /I {90140000-0012-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} MSIPATCHREMOVE={70DAB69D-244C-403A-9C0F-CB7748CD2991}

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My question is how can I find these parameters in that command:
{90140000-0012-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}  and {90140000-0012-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

since I think I will need to find those for each update in order to uninstall on all PCs.
Or is there another option?

Win10 clients previously had GPO applied that made them update using a local WSUS Server, the GPO has now been removed, how do I make those clients update via windows update again? Using GPO preferably.

Thanks

Hi,

I'd need to deploy Outlook patch kb2878264, it is a very old one (2015):

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2878264/january-8-2015-update-for-outlook-2010-kb2878264

I would like to see which patch superseded it, but can't find it in the update catalog: http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb2878264 

Please advise how I can find this.
J.

hi team

we require a script which will copy the reg file to remote servers and add it in registry.

we are implementing wsus. we don't want to use the GP. so we would like to add the reg key in our servers. please help to provide a nice script.

Hello, on WSUS post installation, i am getting this error, and attached is the "tmp919A.tmp"


Log file is located at C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\2\tmp919A.tmp
Post install is starting
Fatal Error: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.

any help ?
tmp919A.txt

Hey guys,

My C: drive is running low on space on my SBS 2011 server, i ran a scan, and i see in the WSUS folder, there is a SUSDB.mdf file of 20GB. How can i free up space in this folder properly?

We have a WSUS services running on a Windows 2008 server that uses a SQL Express database.  

Is it possible to open up the database using SQL server management studio on another server remotely?

Is there a way within WSUS to show only the updates that have not had the update downloaded or the download needs to be retried?

Hi

we have mulitple machines running Windows 8.1 , those machines are their respective OUs in AD and there was a policy created for them to point towards our WSUS server onsite to get their updates, up until this month the machines were receiving them correctly, this month however multiple machines are stuck on 99% in WSUS,  once we check the details of the updates we see that the same 3 updates for the windows 8.1 machines will not install, we have marked them for removal and set a specific deadline but the deadline passed and still the machines status do not change and remain at 99%, can anyone please advise?

the three updates -

KB4025336
KB4025333
KB4025252

Just setup a WSUS server on Server 2016.  Group policies are set and our test systems are checking in to WSUS just fine.  However, they're not showing any Windows 10 updates as needed by the machines.  If we interactively run Windows Update, they need (For example) June and July's monthly security patches.  WSUS says they're not needed or applicable.

We ARE seeing all Office updates that are needed by the machines.

I've read about the various hotfixes and patches needed to make Windows 10 work properly under WSUS, but those are only for 2012 or 2012R2.  No known hotfixes or patches I can find for WSUS under Server 2016.

Any ideas?

WSUS error: connection error
i can get the console open, but after using it a while i get this error.

this is what it shows in the event log.
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote API.

Verify that the Update Services service, IIS and SQL are running on the server. If the problem persists, try restarting IIS, SQL, and the Update Services Service.

System.Net.WebException -- The operation has timed out

Source
System.Web.Services

Stack Trace:
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.DatabaseAccess.ApiRemotingCompressionProxy.GetWebResponse(WebRequest webRequest)
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.ApiRemoting.ExecuteSPSearchUpdates(String updateScopeXml, String preferredCulture, Int32 publicationState)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.DatabaseAccess.AdminDataAccessProxy.ExecuteSPSearchUpdates(String updateScopeXml, String preferredCulture, ExtendedPublicationState publicationState)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.Update.SearchUpdates(UpdateScope searchScope, ExtendedPublicationState publicationState, UpdateServer updateServer)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.AdminApiAccess.UpdateManager.GetUpdates(ExtendedUpdateScope filter)
   at …

We are a corporate environment with a single WSUS server. We have our main headquarters where the majority of our devices reside, but we also have a few remote offices with slower internet connections. Our issue is that ever since we started deploying Windows 10 to PCs at our remote locations, we started having big bandwidth issues at those remote locations when deploying Windows Updates with WSUS. I see in previous operating systems you could throttle the BITS service with a GPO. That doesn't appear to be an option for Windows 10 devices. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks!