Microsoft has announced an update to the lifecycle of Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2. The utility for managing Windows Updates in a corporate environment will have its extended support end date pushed back to January 14th, 2020. You can confirm this information on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page for the WSUS 3.0 product. This new timeline matches the … [Read more...]
June 2016 Windows Update MS16-072 changes the behavior of group policies
If you are experiencing issues with Group Policies not working since installing the June 2016 Windows Updates, you need to be aware of a change that has been made with MS16-072 for security reasons. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-3223. MS16-072 identifies the vulnerability as a man-in-the-middle attack and to prevent it computer credentials are used to read group … [Read more...]
Cannot connect to WSUS console after changing to HTTPS
I converted a Windows Server Update Services box to use HTTPS instead of the default HTTP port. Running on Server 2012 R2, this has most WSUS traffic use port 8531 instead of 8530. I actually made this change a while ago but ended up reverting the change to HTTPS because I was unable to connect to the WSUS console afterwards. Giving it another shot, I followed the directions … [Read more...]
Microsoft publishes KB3159706 WSUS update as long-term fix for KB3148812
After previous issues with KB3148812, Microsoft has re-released the fix that allows WSUS to decrypt Windows 10 Upgrade content. The new fix is released under KB3159706. Unlike most Windows Updates, this one does require manual steps to be taken after it is installed. These steps are documented in the KB3159706 article. The manual steps involve enabling HTTP Activation in .NET … [Read more...]
Increase IIS Private Memory Limit to improve WSUS availability
My Windows Server Update Services on Server 2012 R2 has had some availability issues over the past few months. The unreliability really picked up in frequency in the past month. It made the problem more apparent to its clients but easier to troubleshoot at the same time. Clients checking for Windows Updates would quickly error out with a code 0x80244021 which indicates the … [Read more...]