Windows Updatex/WSUS

[kroseler]

Does anyone know a way to force clients to back to checking WSUS for updated and not Microsoft?

[gmonks]

You have to set up a group policy and then do a gpupdate/force on the client machines.

@Michael has set up a guide. Here.

[Darylrese]

We have recently got our WSUS server working but my machine doesnt report or pull down updates...i get this error on my machine:

 

 

The GPO is denied aswell on my machine saying the GPO is 'Empty' but works fine on all other machines?? is there a way of resetting it? Im guessing OP has simular problems

[ChrisH]

Try running a batch file containing the following:

 

net stop wuauserv
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f
net start wuauserv
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

 

See if that gets you anywhere.

Edited December 7, 2012 by ChrisH

[SHimmer45]

might be worth clearing the "software distribution" folder from the client and then forcing it to reauth with the WSUS box

[Darylrese]

tried the script, no luck. Also renamed the software distribution foloder and no luck there either

[SHimmer45]

Might be some useful information there How do I reset Windows Update components?

[john]

I've had that error a lot and its due to the WSUS server taking an update that means all the clients need an "optional" set of patches -_- Once you find them and tell it to deploy them via WSUS it magically starts to work again in my experience. Its a joke that it seems to have slipped out without much warning.

[SHimmer45]

isnt there an option to as you approve updates that dependencies are installed as well (i mean linux has been able to do this for ages when installing packages)

[LawrenceGarvin]

i get this error on my machine:

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]16268[/ATTACH]

 

Error code 0x8024402C when you try to install updates on Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites

 

Unable to Download Updates from WSUS, Error 0x8024402c - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki

 

WSUS: Client sync fails with 80072ee7 and 0x8024402c errors in WindowsUpdate.log - The WSUS Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

[smihi19]

Does anyone know a way to force clients to back to checking WSUS for updated and not Microsoft?

 

Hi, I think wuinstall shoud be able to do the trick. With this command you can specify the WSUS you want to use: /use_wsus wsus_address

regards

[SHimmer45]

or you can set it in group policy (Computer config - windows settings - admin templates - windows components - windows update )

or running a reg key like

 

"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]

"WUServer"="SERVERNAME:PORT"

"WUStatusServer"="SERVERNAME:PORT"

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]

"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000

"AUOptions"=dword:00000004

"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000

"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000010

"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001

"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001

"

some of your options will vary depending on when and how you schedule the installations