• IT Systems Engineering

    Windows update log syntax has changed

    July 11, 2014 /

    The windows update log (under C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log) has changed in Windows 2012, as compared with Windows 2008 server. So for checking when the next install will happen, search for this text: 2012 says:scheduled install attempt time Note that this is in GMT but the timestamps are local server time. 2008 says:Setting AU scheduled install time To find when the server will be rebooted search for this text: invoking RebootSystem

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  • IT Systems Engineering

    Bypass WSUS to install Windows updates

    May 30, 2013 /

    While trying to setup a Windows 2012 cluster (to be used by Hyper-V) I ran into an issue where the cluster validation tool failed. it said that the MPIO software versions were different on the nodes. Upon searching the net, I found the solution was to install all Windows updates. Unfortunately our WSUS server was not working properly. Every time I would run “Download and install Updates” manually on the Hyper-V Server 2012 (core) using the server configuration screen (no GUI) I would get a message that all updates are already installed. I had to bypass WSUS by running these commands: REG ADD “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU” /v UseWUServer /t REG_DWORD /d 0…

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