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Unexpected Automatic Windows Server Updates Despite GPO and WSUS Configurations
Hello everyone, I am experiencing a disruptive issue across a number of our Windows servers (ranging from Server 2012 to Server 2022). Despite a carefully managed WSUS implementation and GPO enfo...
Experienced a similar issue this week with an Exchange Update.
Scenario:
Servers in group A update every Saturday (First Week)
Servers in group B update every Saturday (Second Week)
Both set via separate GPOs and separate security groups
Situation:
On the second Saturday of this month BOTH groups of servers scheduled the update and installed/rebooted.
Investigation:
Have inspected all GPOs, no conflicts, the only GPO setting I have found is "Enable Client-Side Targeting" has a configuration of ALL GROUPS (which both group A and B are a part of) but from reading the GPO it only relates to what updates it receives from WSUS, not when it schedules to install them.
Scenario:
Servers in group A update every Saturday (First Week)
Servers in group B update every Saturday (Second Week)
Both set via separate GPOs and separate security groups
Situation:
On the second Saturday of this month BOTH groups of servers scheduled the update and installed/rebooted.
Investigation:
Have inspected all GPOs, no conflicts, the only GPO setting I have found is "Enable Client-Side Targeting" has a configuration of ALL GROUPS (which both group A and B are a part of) but from reading the GPO it only relates to what updates it receives from WSUS, not when it schedules to install them.