Server Core, SCCM Client & Windows Update

[FN-GM]

When I don't have the SCCM client installed I can use the sconfig utility to install updates direct from Microsoft.

 

When the client is installed, Sconfig goes to SCCM. How would I get it to go direct from Microsoft when I want to do it manually please?

 

Thanks

[snagrat]

I've done this before with Windows language packs.

 

I don't know the exact key but I had to made a registry change to tell it not to check WSUS but go direct. Then change the key back after, although I suppose a reboot would have sorted

[MrEprise]

I think it's this you're after: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU and there's a DWORD entry called UseWUServer which needs to be set to 0 and then restart the Windows Update service which should bypass the WSUS server address SCCM has set.