Windows 10: Need some clarification about WSUS server

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  1. pstein Win User

    Need some clarification about WSUS server


    After reading lots of articles I need still clarification about some basic facts:

    At first: There is a "normal" built-in Windows Updates service available in ALL Win10 versions.

    Beside this "basic" update mechanism there is a so called "WSUS" service.
    This is a separate (software) server which handles all Windows Updates for all Windows computers of a company. These depending Windows computers retrieve their Updates not by the built-in Windows Update service but from the inhouse WSUS server.

    A WSUS is running on a separate Windows computer which MUST have a Server or Enterprise Edition.

    A WSUS Server can NOT be installed (afterwards) on a Windows Pro or Windows Home Computer

    Correct so far?

    Can depending Win (Pro/Home) computers in LAN decide on demand whether they retrieve Updates from WSUS server OR by themselve? or is it an always-WSUS-server-or-never?

    Does the WSUS server architecture described above apply to Windows 7 networks as well?

    Do Windows 7 Pro/Home computers work with WSUS servers on Win10 servers as well?

    Thank you for confirmation and comments
    Peter

    :)
     
    pstein, Nov 20, 2019
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  2. mfaklis Win User

    Windows 10 Pro x64 machines listed as "Vista" on my WSUS Server


    I'm running WSUS 3.0 on a Windows Server 2012 R2. It doesn't seem to recognize a Windows 10 machine because my Windows 10 Pro x64 machines are listed as "Vista" on my WSUS Server.

    No WSUS update has been issued to bring WSUS up-to-date.
     
    mfaklis, Nov 20, 2019
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  3. WSUS client getting update from Microsoft instead of WSUS server

    Hi Team,

    I configured WSUS server in my lab and many client machine connected to WSUS server. But client getting update from Microsoft instead of WSUS server.

    I configured local gpo policy for each wsus client machine in which I provided wsus address/url. Please let me know the root cause of this problem.

    For Example-

    1100 SLS Making request with URL HTTPS://sls.update.microsoft.com/SLS/{3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}/x64/10.0.16299.0/0?CH=799&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.16299.98&MK=ASUS&MD=All+Series

    I copied this url from windowsupdate.log file.
     
    Neelesh Kumar Raidas, Nov 20, 2019
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  4. qubit Win User

    Need some clarification about WSUS server

    The WSUS support thread

    This thread is for all things WSUS (Windows Server Update Services). Discussion, installation questions, problems all go here.

    What is WSUS? It's basically a big file cache for all your Windows/Microsoft updates, so all your updates are only ever downloaded over the internet once. Instead of getting your updates directly from Microsoft whenever you reinstall your operating system, you point Windows to your local WSUS server instead. This makes downloading the multi-gigabytes of updates way faster using your internal network and also saves your internet bandwidth, which is often metered and limited.

    Note that it requires Windows Server to run. I recommend running the latest Server 2008 R2 for performance, stability and security, if you can. This is a 64-bit only OS. And yes, the server can update from it's own WSUS server too. *Cool Need some clarification about WSUS server :cool:

    I've got links to a few resources below and I'll be adding more goodness to this post and the next one, as people make useful contributions to this thread.

    Some WSUS resources to get you started:

    The manual: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939796(WS.10).aspx

    WSUS home: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx

    WSUS forum: Technet forums - WSUS

    WSUS wiki: www.wsuswiki.com


    POINTING WINDOWS TO THE WSUS SERVER

    Note that this procedure is all you have to do on Vista and 7. XP requires a little extra and the whole update process isn't as transparent or efficient.

    - Click the Orb at the bottom left of the desktop aka 'Start' button
    - In the search field enter GPEDIT.MSC
    - In the Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) console that appears, navigate to: Computer configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
    - Double click the Specify Intranet Microsoft update service location Group Policy setting. Note that Not Configured is showing in the State column


    Need some clarification about WSUS server WSUSsetup01.png



    - The dialog box opens. Note that the Not Configured radio button is selected


    Need some clarification about WSUS server WSUSsetup02.png



    - Enter the server details, by clicking the Enabled radio button and entering the same details in both Options fields. The server's name is the standard Windows name. My server is called afterburner *Smile Need some clarification about WSUS server :)


    Need some clarification about WSUS server WSUSsetup03.png



    - Click OK. The main LGPE window now looks like below. Note that Enabled is now showing in the State column.


    Need some clarification about WSUS server WSUSsetup04.png


    - Close the LGPE window

    - Open the Windows Update window. It should now show You receive updates: Managed by your system administrator


    Need some clarification about WSUS server WSUSsetup05.png


    Now, whenever you check for updates, Windows will access your WSUS server instead of looking over the internet to Microsoft's servers.
    If you want to change it back at an time, simply change the Group Policy setting back to Not Configured.
     
    qubit, Nov 20, 2019
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