System Setup: Windows Server 2012 with WSUS 3.0 and IIS 8 Installed Clients: Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 You've done everything right but for some reason you just can't see the clients. Here's a quick check list: If you go to your SUS server, for example http://wsus you can see a blank page and not simply the IIS splash page You can ping between both the SUS server and your client Firewalls are turned off on both the SUS server and your client The group policy … [Read more...] about WSUS not detecting clients and not listing computers
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WSUS – Forcibly Adding and Updating Clients
Sometimes there just isn't enough time or patience to wait for Group Policy to push updates. Luckily we have small commands that nudge things along. Here are a few things that get WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) moving in the right direction so you aren't sitting around waiting for Group Policy to update. I'll give you some examples and how to check to make sure forcing worked. Forcing Group Policy We should all be familiar with forcing group policy. Run this command in an elevated … [Read more...] about WSUS – Forcibly Adding and Updating Clients
WSUS – Remove Unneeded Updates
A Brief History WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) has come a long way. Before WSUS there was SUS, which was a barebones version of WSUS today. Rather than downloading updates from the internet, a SUS Server was put in place within the network. SUS downloaded updates from Microsoft and servers downloaded from the SUS Server. This eliminated the need for servers to reach out to the Microsoft independently and allowed administrators the chance to regulate what was and wasn't deployed to the … [Read more...] about WSUS – Remove Unneeded Updates
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