WSUS Automated Maintenance © must be used on ALL WSUS Servers including Online/Offline/Disconnected Upstream Servers, Downstream Servers (Replica Servers or Autonomous Servers), and Stand Alone WSUS Servers. Failure to do so will cause database and file structure inconsistency between Upstream and Downstream servers.

Compatibility

System Requirements

Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Windows Small Business Server 2011
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM) Distribution Points
Windows Internal Database (WID)
SQL Server (Express, Standard, or Enterprise) – Local or Remote
Server Editions (Core, Standard, Datacenter)