Windows updates have historically been a constant annoyance for IT staff. Manual updates were a huge pain, and, while the advent of the Automatic Update feature improved the situation, it brought with ...

Microsoft this week described a few perks and best practices for IT pros to follow when managing and deploying Windows 10 updates. Microsoft has added a new "View optional updates" link in Windows ...

One of the challenges that comes with running a network is keeping your operating systems patched and secure. In response to this problem, Microsoft has released Windows Server Update Service 3.0 SP2 ...

I'm configuring WSUS 3 on a machine which has hosted it in the past, and I'm using an identical setup with identical account.<BR><BR>When WSUS tries to connect to Windows Update it receives a 407 from ...

There are few things I love more than getting something for “free” and having it turn out to be valuable. That’s certainly true with Microsoft’s latest attempt at easing patch management pain, WSUS ...

Q: A company's administrator needs to configure client-side targeting for new computers so that they add themselves to the correct computer group to receive WSUS updates. Which of the following can be ...

Microsoft gave a few pointers this week to IT pros grappling with how to manage and deploy Windows 10 updates, as well as spotlighted a new "View optional updates" feature in Windows 10. According to ...

Microsoft this week warned users of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager in conjunction with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) about a "known issue" that blocks the installation of a June ...

This posting is 1 of a monthlong series of postings on the Microsoft System Center family of products. This is an excerpt from my book “System Center Enterprise ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...