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Server 2022 (upgraded from 2012R2) has a blank ServiceUrl for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager

We have upgraded a couple of servers from Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2022 without issue. However, we just did one and it will not connect to Windows Update. We aren't using WSUS just ...
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WSUS drivers supersedence

I have added the driver classification in wsus and now i have 100k driver updates. The supersedence is not specified so i can't easily decline old updates. I see a lot of duplicate versions for the ...
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Issue installing a SQL Security Update on Windows Server 2012 R2

We're having a weird issue with the "Security Update for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 CU (KB4583465)" update on one of our servers. It will show as installing successfully, but then after ...
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Is there a REST API for Windows Server Update Catalog?

Is there an API or Notification System for https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx - so that I can be aware of the update availability as and when they become available ? What is the best ...
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Microsoft Windows Update schedule

I'm currently have Windows server 2012r2 and it's getting updates from WSUS automatically (download,install,restart). my question is how could i tell when the restart is going to happen? our policy is ...
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Windows Server 2012 Updates not available

I've run AWS Inspector on a Windows Server 2012 R2 server and it detected some vulnerabilities. For example, this one CVE-2019-11091, which is fixed in KB4499158. However, this are the update I have ...
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Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller making ARP requests outside of subnet?

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 box acting as a Domain Controller which is on a segregated LAN. It also acts as the DNS server for this LAN. I also have a Sonicwall NSA 2600 firewall which is set as ...
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Get-HotFix not returning all installed KBs

I'm having trouble with the Get-HotFix command on a Windows Server 2012 not returning all installed KBs, compared to what Windows Update says is actually installed on the server when querying it. Get-...
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WSUS and Delivery Optimization disable

Windows 10 clients are downloading a lot of the updates from the internet instead of the WSUS server. The WSUS itself is configured correctly, the clients are also reporting all to the WSUS servers. ...
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Windows update error code 8000FFFF

We are using WSUS for updates. Last week I pushed out 2019-01 Monthly Security roll up for servers and desktops. Almost 1/3 systems had update failure with the same error code 8000FFFF, "Windows ...
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Diagnose WSUS "not applicable" update

I have published a custom .msi application package to WSUS on Windows Server 2012 R2 using WSUS Package Publisher. The update is approved for a group of computers, some of which install said update ...
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SQM: Warning: Failed to upload all unsent reports. [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]

I am trying to deploy some patches to a windows server 2012 R2, but they are failing even after have tried below things(which eventually did not gave any error). From the %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.logs, I ...
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Is it possible to set a scheduled tasks to run both directly before and directly after a windows update?

We're currently attempting to find a solution to better automate our Windows updates on our IIS machines. We have an infrastructure that is hit by thousands of transactions at all hours of the day; ...
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How to install Windows Update service again in Windows Server 2012?

Windows Update can't be completely stopped unless you delete Windows Update service: sc delete wuauserv I did that on a machine we had, because of strict policies about updates. Now I'm gonna ...
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Automate Windows Server 2008/2012 patching

I primarily work as a software developer at my company. Recently, we had a new department created called CyberSecurity. They have implemented a responsibility that all developer is responsible to keep ...
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Possible to upgrade Windows Server 2012 to R2 via Windows Update?

I'm pretty sure this is not possible but just wanted to check. Windows Server 2012 R2 is basically a totally separate release right? I can't update R1 to R2 via Windows Update can I?
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.NET application fails after Windows Update KB4457034

Just installed the following Windows Update: Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, and 4.7.2 for Windows 8.1, RT 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 (KB 4457034) as part ...
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Cannot uninstall KB4338815

Trying to uninstall this update as it breaks one of our .net applications but it will not remove. Tried in Installed Updates which fails, also tried removing via DISM which fails with the log below (I ...
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Remove-WindowsFeature error "Required privilege not held"

Okay team, I'm trying to remove the Powershell 2.0 Core engine from my server using the command below: Remove-WindowsFeature PowerShell-v2 The error we get is: A required privilege is not held by ...
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Windows10 not able to download update from WSUS

W10 client Updatelogs: 2018. 09. 03 14:37:18.8871861 3044 3312 Misc Got WSUS Client/Server URL: http://xxx-wsus.xxxx.local:8530/ClientWebService/client.asmx"" 2018. 09. 03 14:37:18....
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Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V VM stuck undoing changes at boot

I have a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V VM currently stuck on We couldn't complete the updates Undoing changes Don't turn off your computer I read online that this is an issue related to a Windows 8....
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How can i disable Windows Automatic Update in Google Cloud

I have setup several Windows Server 2102 R2 instances in Google Cloud and need top be able to control the windows update settings, but they are currently listed as "Managed by your system ...
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Windows Update Error Code 80072EFE

I have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM. Now, in order to install SharePoint, seems like I will have to update the server upto April 2014 update. But no matter, whatever I do, I see the following ...
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Cost of Security updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 after 2018

I've been searching all over the Support Life Cycle pages at Microsoft.com, but all I can see is that Mainstream Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 ends on 10/9/2018. So we get no new features. Fine. ...
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Automatic Restart of Windows Server 2012R2 after Windows Update

I have a Windows Server 2012R2 which is set to have the Windows Updates Scheduled at a certain time. However, this week, I received a 15 minute countdown from the moment I signed in instead of ...
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Windows Modules Installer Service - LDT information was not an integral multiple of the selector size

Since 17/05/2017, all of our Windows Server 2012 R2 VM's have been reporting the following error message whilst rebooting to install Windows Updates: Service Control Manager 7023 The Windows ...
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Websites to whitelist for Micrososft Updates

Everytime I try to update my server it ask for username and password. SO im trying to whitelist these links from Microsoft: https://technet.microsoft.com/cs-cz/library/bb693717.aspx But im having an ...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 DC's take almost exactly an hour to reboot after Windows Updates

For several months now, every time any of our 3 Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controllers reboot, they're unreachable for an hour according to our network monitoring software (PRTG). I can see from ...
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Windows Server 2012R2 - Configure to Reboot Itself After Windows Updates

I have a virtual lab where I manage several 2012R2 servers. On each machine windows update is configured to install updates automatically. I am often not on those machines for weeks at a time. When I ...
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How to stop server 2012R2 and 2008R2 from rebooting after updates auto installed

Is there a way to stop server2008R2 / 2012r2 from rebooting after updates auto-installed? I need to manually reboot the servers I have GPO setup to download and auto-install for updates. and no ...
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Windows Update download from WSUS stuck at 0 percent

I'm struggling with update deployment from WSUS server (2012 R2) to our client computers and can't find solution on Google so I'm here. For the first time. The problem occurs only on some hosts and ...
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WSUS Windows 10 Updates not working

I know this is a well known issue, but I've tried everything I can find online and I still can't get 1607 or 1703 to deploy to my Windows 10 clients using WSUS on Server 2012 R2. Originally I ...
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Configuration Manager not working: "The selected cycle will run and might take several minutes to finish"

In Windows Server 2012 R2, when going into the following configuration and clicking the "Run Now" button for any actions, I get an informational message dialog that says "The selected cycle will run ...
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Suppress windows 'updates are available' notification on server 2012

In our test environment, we approve updates in WSUS and all machine in the test OU are set to automatically download and notify to install these updates. The scheduled install time is Saturday night, ...
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Install windows update KB 2919355 [duplicate]

Im trying to install Visual Studio 2015 on Windows Server 2012 R2. And even after run windows update and install everything cant install it. Now I try to go the windows update page And even when ...
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How to fix windows update error 800700A1?

Windows update is trying to install KB3205401, however it always fails with 800700A1. How can I fix that?
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What is the recommended way to make sure Windows server 2012 R2 has necessary updates after install?

We are automatically installing virtual machines using WDS and after installation manually installing updates until atleast KB2919355 which we need. What would be the best way to make sure this ...
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Replicating patch level from one server to another without WSUS/patch management

The scenario is: Server1 and Server2, both running Windows Server 2012 R2 at the same patch level, are currently in a load-balancing cluster. Server1 has application issues and advice is to replace ...
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Windows Update - translate Update GUID until Update "Microsoft KB" Number?

Am troubleshooting a complete windows update failure - on a brand new install, standalone Windows 2012 Server Essentials. Zero config, no existing infrastructure, "straight out of the box" setup. ...
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Unexpected automatic re-start after update installation

I had a bit of an unexpected event this afternoon. A Windows Server 2012 R2 terminal server rebooted itself unexpectedly after an update installation, contrary to the settings set in the Group Policy. ...
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Server 2012 R2 stuck checking for updates from WSUS server

I have a 2012 R2 WSUS server, and many 2012 R2 clients. One of my servers only, completed installing a batch of updates, and now upon every check for updates, it gets stuck "Checking for updates". ...
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Windows update error code 86430003 - Security Update for SQL Server 2016 RTM GDR (KB3194716)

My server is failing to install update KB3194716. I am getting an error code 86430003 from windows update. Server is Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows update is consistently failing to apply this, my ...
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LSI MegaRaid SAS 9271-4i - "Upgrade Key Missing" after 2012R2 update

We have a ZealBox server 2012R2 with Supermicro mainboard and an attached LSI MegaRaid SAS 9271-4i controller running a RAID 1. After a normal Windows Update and a following attempt to reboot, the ...
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Should WSUS show a server as requiring an update that has been approved for removal?

I have marked an update in WSUS for removal from all machines. After the update has been removed from the machines, in WSUS they still show that they require 1 update. When checking what the update ...
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Injecting Updates via Dism gives error 50 all the time

I am running Win 2012 R2 with MDT 2013, WDS & WSUS. trying to auto inject updates from wsus update share into my OS Wim (win 10 tech preview x64) for deployment. using this script $UpdatesPath = ...
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Windows Update 800F0922

I have a Windows Azure VM running Windows Server 2012 R2 that hasn't been able to install updates since April 2016. The "View update history" screen in the Control Panel lists hundreds of successive ...
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WSUS server filter and approved required updates

I am trying to write a PowerShell script for filtering the updates which will contain only 2008 R2 and ignore the declined one and then approve the filtered result. I was able to get the filtered list ...
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Why is SiteToZoneAssignment GPO applying, but sites not appearing in IE

We have a Windows server 2012 R2 remote desktop farm, which we have applied a GPO to, to control site to zone assignments. This was working fine up until recently, but just lately, we have found that ...
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Setup a server to host Windows updates for all LAN devices

Background: I have a really slow internet connection (the highest download speed I've seen on it is 3.5Mbps, though I only pay for 3Mbps), and Windows 10 does updates all the freaking time. Like, so ...
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Why is my Server 2012 R2 DISM failing to repair corruption

Can anyone lend me some assistance in repairing my server 2012 R2 image? I have a 2012 R2 VM, and have attached the install DVD we used from our datastore. I am then running the command: dism /...
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