An update service for Microsoft operating systems, server products, Office applications, Windows Defender, and Internet Explorer. It provides security updates, service packs, roll-ups, feature packs, and malware protection. The service is included in all versions of Windows since Windows 2000.
Questions tagged [windows-update]
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Is there a machine readable list/feed of Microsoft update files?
Is there such a thing as a machine readable (csv, xml) list of all available updates and download locations for Microsoft products such as Windows Server 2xxx? Basically, I would like a version of link text that I can run a script over to report…

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Windows Defender Anti-Malware / Anti-Virus Does Not Reliably Update
Problem: Windows Domain environment with Windows 10 workstations that will not reliably update Windows Defender.
I use ACAS to scan my environment weekly, and every week at least a few of these workstations will report that they have not updated…

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Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows option greyed out in Windows Server 2016
I need office 2019 which is installed on my windows server 2016 to take updates via Windows Update , I seem to have tried every method under the sun to get it work , Deleting registry keys adding registry keys , Setting local group policy to enabled…

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get offline update from wsus server
I have a wsus server(windows server 2019), some of the clients are correctly in the console and getting updates.(No need for internet or VPN) But some clients face the following error for updating:
"we couldn't check for updates, because you aren't…
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Windows Update Issue - Windows 10 v.1909 to 22H2 - Error code 0xc190010a
First time user here on ServerFault. I've utilized the forums a lot but this is my first time asking a question/engaging with the community.
I am a NetAdmin for my company and I've never encountered this issue and I wanted to reach out to the SF…

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Windows Update Service gets stuck at Stopping state whenever I check for update on the domain controller
On my domain controller which is Running Windows Server 2016, whenever I check for updates, the updates start downloading and get stuck at 7% or sometimes stuck at checking for updates. I see that the Windows Update service goes from running to…

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Windows Server 2016 Update Failure Rollback
When I attempt to run an update using check for updates or the cumulative offline installer, the update fails and rolls back.
Here's the log from the rollback, not sure how much I should include, so this is just before the start of errors…
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Can't install update KB5025229 on Windows Server 2019 - Error 0x8007371b
Windows Server 2019 (OS Build 17763.4131).
Following a search for updates, I was offered the cumulative update KB5025229 which according to Microsoft contains fixes for security issues and some other bug-fixes.
Due to some other, now fixed issues, I…

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Wsus client getting error 403 (0x80244018)
It's been a week that my clients can't download updates from my wsus server.
They control and find updates normally but when it comes to download them, they are all getting 403 error from the server.
Here the log file entry:
2023/03/20…

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Why is Windows 10 22H2 update erasing WinRM settings?
I used the Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 downloaded from here to create a Windows 10 22H2 image. Then I proceeded to install the image by running setup.exe with the following command line switches:
setup.exe /Quiet /NoReboot /Auto…

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Updating Windows Server Fail Over cluster
I would like to know what is the best practice to perform windows update on Windows Server Fail Over Cluster via WSUS on a scenario below where two servers named WSFC01 & WSFC02 are in the same OU:
Organization Unit 1 (with GPO)
WSFC01
WSFC02
Is it…

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Windows 10 needs installing new printer driver after installing security patch 5022282
I had a lot of problem after installing windows 10 security patch 5022282 that caused my printers donot work any more.when you send a print, it shows you a dialogbox that want you to install new drivers but it never happen and ends to an error.After…

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Does Kerberos OOB Patch Change RC4-HMAC Settings on DC
I have a very specific question before we deploy the November 2022 OOB patch to resolve the Kerberos deal on our DCs.
1st - I ran a klist command on a Windows box and it returns about 16 server entries. Among them I notice the KerbTicket Type is…

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Windows Server 2016 tried to install very old CUs in September 2022
I have a few Windows Server 2016 machines running. All of them are configured for automatic Windows updates, which worked fine so far. We regularly monitor whether they are "up to date", so there are no old updates missing.
Tonight (2022-09-08), two…

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Virus and threat protection not auto updating through SCCM
Our business is managing about a hundred PCs with an undocumented installation and exploitation of SCCM 2111, and I recently noticed a problem with the virus and threat protection on some of the computers.
The little symbol of "Virus and threat…

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