Windows update in settings not showing up (something went wrong. Try open settings later)
i've had this problem a while now but didnt think much of it until i needed newer versions of windows to run apps. tried many ways like resetting settings to refresh. tried pc health check, troubleshoots which gave results that the problem was no identifiable. im not sure what i should do. i am trying to update to the lastest win 10 version as my pc does not support win 11.
What Happens Outside "Active Hours?"
While looking at the features and functionality of autopatch, I'm being asked for more detailed information on behaviors related to "Active Hours", but more specifically what happens outside of active hours. (Please let me know if additional information is required to answer this) Example: It's 21:30p, the device active hours are being automatically set (05:00a to 20:00p) and a quality update is discovered and installed that requires a reboot to complete. if I'm still interacting with the host, will it try and reboot because its technically outside of active hours? Will it provide a warning or option to pause, reschedule, etc? What is the expected behavior? Does the windows host recognize that activity is occurring and wait until a specific point in time outside of active hours? How best can I explain what happens outside of active hours to the rest of the team so they will better understand expected behaviors? Thank you in advance,Windows Server update keeps promptiing to install
Hi, We have a 2019 DC server that keeps prompting to install / restart windows update. I have done clicking the "install", "check for updates" and "restart" button multiple times already but everytime it comes back online, the update is still there. When I check the history it looks like this: Troubleshooting steps I did are: 1.) -Run windows update troubleshooter - couldn’t find any problem 2.) net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver I am stuck and appreciate any help resolving this issue. Regards, Mina
windows updates not working
This morning when I opened my laptop it sent me to Bitlocker recovery. Since then several apps aren't working properly or won't open and when I try to Do my windows updates, the system acts like it's going to do it it shuts down and turns right back on and the box comes up that says do you want to do your updates now it's just a continuous process that never stops. I contacted Windows help chat and they did nothing for me besides the fact they were super slow and told me I needed to request help through the windows insider program. Can someone help me please turn my laptop off.No control which updates to install anymore
Hello Community, In Windows Updates, in server 2022, Its all or nothing. Cant control which updates to install. Since this seems to be the default behavior, Is this the best practice to do all the updates at once? Just do them all at once as only choice and cross your fingers? Thanks, JohnDefine Patch Approvals in WSUS but pull patches from Windows Update (Internet)
We currently use WSUS to distribute Microsoft patches and also use Solarwinds Patch Manager to push 3rd party patches into WSUS. This allows us to fully patch an endpoint with all MS and 3rd party software patches via Windows Update Agent/WSUS. We now have a fleet of laptops connected back to our Datacenter via a VPN and they are consuming a lot of bandwith during patching cycles. We have the following challanges: We do use some throttling on BITS/Delivery opitmization but have had mixed results We have MECM but don't use Cloud Management gatway as was deemed too expensive. we have not moved patching to MECM yet. If we use Windows Update for Business we cannot patch 3rd party updates and loose some control around pilot groups and reporting in our estimation Q: So is there a way for us to continue to define the approved patches/metadata via WSUS but have the system pull the patches files from the internet (Windows Update) source? Perhaps this is possible with MECM?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 enforcement for Windows Updates, we have been facing an issue where several updates are getting automatically installed on these servers. The problem is, these updates are not ones we have explicitly approved, nor are they manually triggered for download/installation. The automatic reboots following these installations are causing significant service disruptions. Furthermore, the behavior seems to be somewhat random, which makes it even more challenging to root cause. Here is a summary of the GPO and WSUS configurations, and what I have verified so far: The GPO for Windows Updates is configured to '4 - Auto download and schedule the install'. The RSOP confirmed that there are no conflicting GPOs. WSUS is functioning correctly and the automatic approval of updates has been disabled. Dual Scan is not a factor as it's not relevant to the Windows Server versions we're using. It has been confirmed that the updates in question are indeed WSUS updates, but they haven’t been approved by us. The issue does not pertain to pre-downloaded update files or Service Stack Updates (SSUs). Given the above points, I am having a hard time figuring out why these updates are being installed and causing unplanned reboots. I would really appreciate it if anyone who has encountered a similar issue or anyone with insights could shed some light on this. Thank you in advance for your assistance! BestDo not display "Install updates and reboot"
Hello all, I have a question from 1 of my clients: In this environment there are a lot of Windows 11 laptops being used as shared devices. All devices are managed with Intune and the devices are deployed with a self deploying Autopilot profile. The problem experienced on these shared devices is that regularly the device gets unlocked because the previous user is still logged into it. Another user cannot be selected and the existing user has to log out first. We have already ensured that the user cannot lock the laptop in standard ways. We now have the impression that it is due to windows updates and then the option therein "Install updates and restart". When you use this option the laptop comes back in this unlocked state. If you click on the 2nd option "Install updates and shut down" then it goes fine. Is there a rule or setting that allows you to specify that the "Install updates and restart" option is not visible? Or is there another solution for this?
"Windows Update" settings page is missing and everything is greyed out.
>Delivery Optimization it looks like this, i was fixing my bits cuz it won't start & wuauserv service missing by downloading new windows .iso 23H2 (22631.2361), last thing i did was running DISM before installing with .iso , after that every services related to update (wuauserv, bits, cryptsvc, & appidsvc) is fixed but it came with new problems like i listed above.
Windows Server Delivery Optimization support for more products
Actually, obtaining "updates" is one of the most consuming network bandwith and a cost expensive thing often misrepresented in enterprise network architecture. Since many years we always try to adapt or environment to put in place some mechanisms to reduce this comsuption like WSUS server, Branch Cache, proxy caching, etc. But recently Microsoft have changed some method to obtain many updates where we need to also change the "caching" method. On Windows clients, it's somewhat not an issue. Using SCCM with Microsoft Connected Cache and Delivery Optimization (DO) it's cover almost Microsoft updates (including Windows, Edge, Office, UWP apps from Store, etc.) On Windows Server, it's not the same thing! Actually Windows Server doesn't offer the same DO support than Windows Client. Windows Server just receive "Edge and Windows" updates with a DO caching method. We recently started to migrate our Office product from Office 2016 (MSI) where updates was provided by WSUS through Office 365 or Office 2021 LTSC (C2R) where updates are coming from Office CDN. It seem Office 365 Apps Updates are not covered by Delivery Optimization on Windows Server platform like explained in the link below !!! https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization We also in a migration phase for our antivirus to use Microsoft Defender. It's the same ting again. All Defender updates not seem to be using DO under Windows Server... -------------------------- Then, my suggestion to Windows Dev Team is to innovate on that ! Please offer same Delivery Optimization for Windows Client and Windows Server.
