Windows Server 2022 Updates Anomaly
Hi, I've got 4 Windows 2022 servers configured for automatic updates using the following Group Policy option on the 3rd Wednesday of each month: 2 - Notify for download and auto install These servers are meant to have Windows updates manually installed by an Administrator. One of those servers stopped reporting to WSUS and it turns out the computer certificate (issued by an internal Microsoft CA) was missing. Once that was resolved, it reported to WSUS correctly. To test, I ran the following commands: usoclient.exe startscan Get-WindowsUpdate Several minutes after running the above commands, Event ID 44 was generated by the Windows Update Client downloading the updates. This was quickly followed by Event ID 43 where it started installing the updates. And about 12 hours later at 11:58PM, Event ID 1074 was generated where svchost.exe on behalf of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM initiated a reboot. 2 minutes later at 12:00AM, another Event ID 1074 saw TrustedInstaller on behalf of user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM initiated a reboot. And finally at 12:03am, Event ID 19 was generated saying the update was successfully installed. Event ID 19 was repeated again 1 minute later. As far as I can tell, usoclient.exe startscan and Get-WindowsUpdate without any options does NOT initiated a download and install of the updates. The other 3 servers behaved themselves until an Administrator went in and downloaded and installed the updates. This 1 rogue server decided to take its own initiative and the only difference from the other 3 is the missing computer certificate which was subsequently restored. Any pointers as to how this could happened would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Server 2022 KB5037782 Failed Error 8024200B, 8007000D
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Hi everyone, I have a server with Windows Server 2016: For some reason, I cant update Windows, it get freezer with "Preparing to install updates 0%" message. The server is connected to internet and i can navigate without problems. Since 2018 this server is not updated. Someone knows how i can fix this? If Windows Update doesn't works, i can download the updates from a web? Thanks!
Windows 2022 21H2 Cumulative Updates Failing
I have a Windows 2022 21H2 server that is a domain controller this has happened the last 2 months where the Windows CU do not install. They fail with error 0x800f0831. The CU for .NET installs fine, but the Windows CUs fail every time with the same error. this happened on KB5031364 and on KB5030216. It is a newly build VM that I built a back in August of 2023. I've tried the Windows Update Troubleshooter, Disk Clean up, with and without our Anti-Virus software. BITS is Automatic (Delayed start) and Running, Windows Update is set to Automatic and running. I've tried deleting the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder. I've also tried applying the CUs from Windows update and downloading them directly from the Windows Catalog download site. Everytime I get the same result, failed 0x800f0831
