How do I verify network endpoint connectivity.
Hi, Is there an easy way to verify internet endpoint connectivity. I come across this regularly where a product documents that I need to verify internet endpoint connectivity to various url's and ports. For example, for windows update: - this page https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/windows-update-troubleshooting has this entry - Ensure that devices can reach necessary Windows Update endpoints through the firewall. For example, for Windows 10, version 2004, the following protocols must be able to reach these respective endpoints: Protocol Endpoint URL TLS 1.2 *.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com HTTP emdl.ws.microsoft.com HTTP *.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com HTTP *.windowsupdate.com HTTPS *.delivery.mp.microsoft.com TLS 1.2 *.update.microsoft.com TLS 1.2 tsfe.trafficshaping.dsp.mp.microsoft.com How do I test that. obviously using ICMP is no test for verifying http, https or TLS connectivity. What is the process? I haven't found anything powershell to do it as everything seems to rely on ping. i figure for the standard addresses, I could do something like this for http Telnet address1.microsoft.com 80 but I figure Telnet is old school, there should be something newer around these days and also how do I test the entries with * on the front of the name how do I test TLS 1.2 I'm sure there are hundreds of tech support people out there doing this currently, somebody should be able to point me in the right direction.
New servicing stack issue
I'm seeing some odd behavior with the servicing stack update included with the monthly cumluative updates on a few of our Windows 10 v20H2 machines and was curious if anyone else has encountered it. We manage our updates via MECM and the impacted machines report back as compliant but it does not update the reported OS build version. I connected remotely to a few of the machines and ran DISM /get-packages and see that the servicing stack update and the cumulative update still show as "install pending" days after the update was installed. The machines have been rebooted a few times afterwards. If I look at the installed updates, they are displayed but they appear to not really be applied. I have tried to work with Microsoft but they have been less than helpful. Any ideas?
Windows Update: Deadline vs. Deferral
Hi, for Windows Update I can configure via Intune two separate settings: Feature update deferral period (days) Deadline for feature updates I'm not sure how these two settings work together: If I enter a value of 30 days deferral period and a 7 day deadline I would assume that the user will need to install it at least after 37 days. But from the documentation it is not clear if those values add up - perhaps I'd need to set the deadline always on a higher number than the deferral period. Can someone clarify this / has seen it in real world and knows what happens?
Windows 10 1903 ignores driver rollback
After update to Windows 1903, driver rollback don't prevent from driver auto updating(actually downgrading for me) and Windows updating again same driver after each rollback, and i had to disable driver update in "Local group policy"(but this solution not available for Windows Home Edition).
