What is WSUS (Window Server Update Services)? WSUS is a free patch management system from Microsoft for Microsoft products. WSUS is currently in its 3.0 version and can be downloaded here: Download Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 – (This should be installed before WSUS if you want to …
Read more »Links & Resources Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 www.wsus.info A good community for help with WSUS WSUS Overview & Benefits Patch management is an essential part of any IT infrastructure. Many times when a system is compromised in an environment it’s preventable; however many times system administrators are over whelmed to manually carry out patch …
Read more »Additional Configuration Options for WSUS This video will cover further options of the WSUS server beyond just the installation of the system. We will cover how to make groups, and approve and deny updates to the system. There are a few things to note when working with WSUS. Be patient! As I was …
Read more »Steps to Configure WSUS in Group Policy Below are the settings that I used to configure my Group Policy Objects for my workstation computers. Please refer to the video as to the reason for these selections. Please note that some options are most likely going to be different depending on if your systems …
Read more »Wrap Up of WSUS Server This is the final video in our five part series on installing and configuring our environment for WSUS 3.0. Microsoft WSUS is a free patch management solution, and can support fairly large infrastructures due to its hierarchical nature. Whenever designing an infrastructure, security should be designed in from …
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