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WSUS Configure Automatic Updates by Using Group Policy

Configure Automatic Updates by Using Group Policy

The following are VUIT’ recommendations for the WSUS configuration parameters to provide optimum efficacy. Below the table are instructions for AD implementation.

 

Setting

State

Parameter Information

Recommended Setting

Configure Automatic Updates

Enabled

Configure automatic updating

3 – Auto download and notify for install

Schedule install day

0 – Every day

Schedule install time

03:00

Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location

Enabled

Set the intranet update service for detecting updates

http://wsus.its.vanderbilt.edu

Set the intranet statistics server

http://wsus.its.vanderbilt.edu

Enable Client-side Targeting

Enabled

Target group name for this computer

VU-Workstations

Automatic Update Detection Frequency

Enabled

Check for updates at the following interval (hours)

5

For complete instructions click below.

Configure Automatic Updates by Using Group Policy (Microsoft)