Forcing Windows 10 to check for updates

[David44]

Hi,

 

We have a number of machines on various versions of Windows 10 (1809, 1909 and 20H2). We have the 21H2 update available on WSUS and if I sign in to a PC and check for updates it downloads and installs it. Obviously I don't want to sign in to each machine and check for updates manually nor do I want to leave all the machines on all holiday until they randomly check for updates.

 

Does anyone have a reliable method to force a Windows 10 PC to check for updates (and download and install those updates and restart/shutdown the PC too ideally)?

[Warwick_Tech]

Hi,

 

We have a number of machines on various versions of Windows 10 (1809, 1909 and 20H2). We have the 21H2 update available on WSUS and if I sign in to a PC and check for updates it downloads and installs it. Obviously I don't want to sign in to each machine and check for updates manually nor do I want to leave all the machines on all holiday until they randomly check for updates.

 

Does anyone have a reliable method to force a Windows 10 PC to check for updates (and download and install those updates and restart/shutdown the PC too ideally)?

 

You should be able to do this with WUFB:

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-server-2019/225621-has-anyone-ditched-wsus.html

[David44]

I should have said, we still use RM CC4 and we don't use Azure so that's probably not a [quick] option for us. It's surprising that it's not a simple option to force updates in WSUS.

[Warwick_Tech]

I should have said, we still use RM CC4 and we don't use Azure so that's probably not a [quick] option for us. It's surprising that it's not a simple option to force updates in WSUS.

 

WUFB works with Group Policy, so no need for Azure - you should just be able to update the ADMX files and you'll get the latest policies (depending on DC OS)