by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2020.07.13 | Published on 2019.02.25 | Guides, WSUS
Windows Update for Business (WUfB) is a new method of thinking about how updates are done. It is a fundamental switch in how you look at dealing with updates. It can make your life easier if you can just get over the fundamental switch in realizing that you have...
by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2022.10.29 | Published on 2019.02.21 | Guides, WSUS
As Microsoft changes Windows 10 to use more Features on Demand (FOD), there will be a much larger pull to have these updates come directly from Microsoft. Currently (2019.02), feature on demand updates don’t flow down to WSUS specifically from 1809. I’m...
by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2022.10.29 | Published on 2019.01.31 | Guides, WSUS
What do the following have in common for WSUS Administrators? Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received (BranchReadinessLevel, DeferFeatureUpdates, DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays, PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime) Select when Quality Updates are...
by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2024.01.12 | Published on 2019.01.26 | Guides, WSUS
Troubleshooting Steps Client Side Script Are your WSUS ports open? Group Policies: Are your policies pointing to the correct place? Is the Windows Firewall enabled? Is it DNS? Are you using a DNS Alias? Is the Non-SSL Port Blocked? Did You Incorrectly Enable SSL? Is...
by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2023.04.07 | Published on 2018.11.15 | Guides, WSUS
Microsoft’s official system requirements are a good starting point, however, they don’t give you the full picture. Let’s look at this one by one. Processor: 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) x64 processor (2 Ghz or faster is recommended) So, 1.4-2.0 GHz is already...
by Adam J. Marshall | Last updated 2022.10.29 | Published on 2018.10.22 | Guides, WSUS
Take the following questions into consideration: How can we solve the problem with controlling updates and reporting both internally and externally using WSUS? How do we make sure that all of our client systems receive updates whether they are inside or outside the...