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Tim Hunter
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Oct 08, 2019
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Server reboots after Windows Update

I have 8 servers all running Windows 2016. I have 3 of the servers that will automatically reboot after the Windows Updates complete. The other 5 servers always show "waiting to restart outside of active hours", but they never restart after active hours. I have everything setup in Group Policy so not sure why 3 of the 8 servers reboot and the other 5 never reboot. Where can I look to see what is causing the discrepencies? Thank you for any help.

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  • You can take a look here to compare differences.

    Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update

     

     

     

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      Tim Hunter
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      Dave Patrick 

       

      Yep, that is where I setup the Windows Update policies. Here is what I have:

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        Dave Patrick
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        You can also take a look here;

        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

         

         

         

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