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PHP version automatically changed in IIS SERVER after 5-10minutes

I have a windows 2008 server with IIS7. The websites are configured with individial application pool. Few sites are running with PHP 5.4 and few are using PHP 5.6 version. All sites are under Multi-wordpress setup. One of the plugins that I want to…
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Restarting of Windows development machine and losing code

Not sure which exact forum this question fits in, aplogies in advance if this is the wrong forum (please let me know the correct one). Our Windows domain joined Windows 10 machines which we use for coding have been restarting without notice to…
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How to install this update in windows 10: DST changes in Windows for Chile

According to this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4486459/dst-changes-in-windows-for-chile, for Windows 10, all updates, including this one, are installed automatically, however, it did not occured in my case. I have a Windows 10…
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wsusscn2.cab update frenquency and notification

As noted here a while ago, the latest wsusscn2.cab can be downloaded from go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76054. Also here, there seems to be an equivalent link go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=74689. Is there a Microsoft or third party web…
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Windows Server 2016 completely turn off auto-reboot after updates

I want to make sure that Windows Server 2016 will definitely not reboot after an update has been manually installed. The active hours only allow me to set 12 hours of active time unfortunately, and, for example, last week, we manually installed an…
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Configuring Automatic WSUS Updates delays

Right now we have 2 groups of Computers set up in our WSUS server (2012R2). One is an early release group for testing and the other is the production group with all of the other workstations. We have automatic updates configured for the first group,…
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How can I find out when a server will automatically restart "today"?

When I logged on to a Windows Server 2012 today I saw the message (in red on the logon screen) "Your Computer will restart today to finish installing important updates". I like to know exactly what time the server will automatically restart. Because…
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How to prevent Exchange server from rebooting?

Every now and then our Exchange 2013 server (running on Windows 2008R2) will reboot during office hours, typically in the early afternoon (say, somewhere between 15:00 and 16:00) - apparently because the server thinks it wouldn't hurt anybody…
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Is it possible to detect the Windows Update status via registry, to see if the system is "fully updated"?

I would like to be able to check the computer's update status by querying the registry. I specifically would like some to check if the computer's update status is "fully updated". I have looked through a lot of entries in the registry but I could…
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WSUS appears to be functioning, however errors are reported in Application Log (DSS Authentication Web Service is not working)

I re-installed WSUS a few months ago on a new server as part of a server hardware refresh. It is functioning normally downloading, authorizing and supplying patches to workstations. System Specification: HP DL360 G5 Quad 2.5 Zeon 6GB RAM Not…
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Schedule updates on Windows Server 2016

I need to schedule an unattended weekly out of hours download & install of windows updates and then reboot of a Windows Server 2016 box. How can I do this? Can it be done from the command line? Similar question regarding Windows 2003 Schedule…
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Does automatic updates reboots Windows Server 2008 - When?

Follow up on previous post. When does the reboot take place? Can it be controlled? I think on 2012 there was a task that could be tweaked to control the time. On 2012 I had the problem that the default task was scheduled on the hour and I have some…
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Should WSUS show a server as requiring an update that has been approved for removal?

I have marked an update in WSUS for removal from all machines. After the update has been removed from the machines, in WSUS they still show that they require 1 update. When checking what the update is, it is the one that I marked for removal. It's…
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Is it safe to leave Windows Update permanently disabled?

I have disabled windows update on all of my windows server. Will that cause problems?
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How to tell exactly what packages have security updates in Ubuntu?

I'm trying to get a list of packages that are marked as having "security updates" My base system is Ubuntu 14.04 For example, there is a script on Ubuntu 14.04 which will list number of updates available. The dynamic-ish motd uses…
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