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Morning admins
I’m having an issue where some of my endpoints never seem to install the updates from my WSUS server. I have the GPOs setup and 90% of the machines check in and install fine. I have adjusted the GPO so the machines check in every 3 hours to try and force them to download while they are online at some point throughout the day. Previously was set to every 16 hours by the previous guy.
I have noticed the GPO was setup to auto download and schedule the install. The schedule install day is everyday and install time set to 10am.
Is there a way to get the updates auto install at any time in the day when they are available to the endpoints instead of the set 10am schedule. If a laptop comes online after 10am the updates won’t install until the following day assuming it’s online before that time.
Is there also a command I can run to force a machine to check for updates? I have used pswindowsupdate before using PDQ inventory to run a remote powershell command to check and install updates to the endpoints but from my understanding that doesn’t log in the update history under the updates settings tab in Windows. (I may be wrong)
Appreciate any advice
Hello there,
I'm Gowtham, I'll be happy to help you!
I apologize for the issue you are experiencing. Please be assured that I will do my best to provide a satisfactory response and assist you with resolving the problem.
Please try the following steps:
Step 1: Run Windows Troubleshooter
Go to Settings > Update & Security > navigate to Troubleshoot > Windows Update > Run Troubleshooter.
Step 2: Restart Windows Update Service
=> Right-click on the Start button and click on Run. In the Run command Window, type services.msc and click on OK.
=> On the services screen, right-click on Windows Update and click on the Restart option.
After this, check to see if Windows updates can now be installed on your computer.
Step 3: Clear Software Distribution Folder
=> Right-click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt (Admin). In the Command Prompt Window, type the following commands one by one followed by the Enter key.
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
Close the Command Prompt and see if Windows Updates works then
Hope it helps you. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Hello LCMinn,
You could use the method in the tutorial below to reset Windows Update to hopefully fix this for you.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/reset-windows-update-in-windows-11.3808/
Windows support say run the troubleshooter - troubleshooter does not run, it registers the mouse click but otherwise no reaction from the system. Slowly all my windows have crashed (discord, browser, Spotify etc) and I’ve been closing them as time goes on. Only thing open is the settings tab. I can’t open task manager or anything to check. Update going for around 2 hours now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Is there a PowerShell command that is the exact equivalent of clicking the ”Check for updates” button in the Windows Settings app?
I know there are some ways to run commands that check for updates and then install them via command line, but in this case we want it to be exactly that same as doing it through the Settings GUI so that the Windows popup notifications and task bar icons and toast notifications warning the user of pending reboot will get generated as usual.