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Since SolarWinds acquired EminentWare at the beginning of this year, I've been learning a lot about Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), the Windows Update Agent, and software patching in general. Most of us know that Microsoft works hard to help us keep our systems up to date to ensure optimal security and…
I have recently written about two major reasons to keep your certificate stores clean: * Microsoft KB2661254 invalidates certificates with a key length of 1024 bits or smaller on all supported Windows systems. * Microsoft's algorithm for searching and scanning certificates in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities…
Use this template to check the status of Windows updates, including how many updates are available and how many were installed. It also checks if a reboot is required before or after the installation of updates, and monitors the number of days that have passed since the last update. Prerequisites: Windows Remote Management…
This report shows Windows Updates per server, as populated via the asset inventory functionality
Hi, I'm randomly getting alerts that the Windows Update service is down on many servers at once, but not all of them. When I check on the servers, the Windows Updates service is running. The component status details says: "The service is stopped or disabled or is not installed on the target machine." When I look on a…
OK...I admit: I've done this a little backwards. I've been writing a lot about the benefits of patch management solutions (see ) and patch management best practices (see ), but I haven't really discussed the basics of patch management. So, in this post, I'll outline a few key concepts of patch management, and define some…
I've Googled this without any luck. I'm looking to capture the last time a Windows Server installed updates. I think all I really want is the data in this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Install Does anyone know a way to get this data using APM or…
We have the occasions when Windows Updates cause SQL servers to freeze-up and not reboot but hang at a blue screen (not a BSOD). During this hang (or stall) the server can be reached with ICMP (so its not actually off the network) and the SQLSERVR.EXE process continues to run but we can't transact SQL calls. So, my…
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