WSUS

This month sees Microsoft designate Windows 10 1903 ready for broad deployment, BitLocker no longer trust SSDs that have built-in hardware encryption, Windows 10 reach 900 million devices, and much more.

Dual Scan enabled clients scan WSUS and WU, but only download Windows patches from Microsoft’s update servers (Windows Update).

In the first part of this series, Russell showed you how to enroll Azure virtual machines to Azure Update Management. In the final part, Russell demonstrates scheduling updates, checking update compliance, and how to enable Update Management on non-Azure VMs.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell explains how you can defer Windows 10 Feature Updates by up to 18 months.

Russell Smith shows you how to configure Operations Management Suite’s Update Compliance to monitor Windows updates.

Russell Smith shows you how to use Windows Update for Business policy settings to create deployment rings for Windows 10 Feature Updates.

Find out how Windows Update for Business makes it easier for organizations to keep Windows 10 patched and up-to-date.

Someone asked me recently on Twitter about WSUS in Windows Server 2016 and whether it “still mattered.” I think it does, so let me show you how easy it is to install.

Learn how to automate the process of installing Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) on a Windows Server 2016 box.