SCCM and WSUS Server

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SCCM and WSUS Server

SSE@TUE 360

Hi,

As I know , Microsoft has discontinued WSUS. I am using still SCCM (not Intune) and WSUS server.

Is there any other solution of Microsoft to update Windows and other Microsoft product using SCCM?

Could I integrate the Windows Autopatch into SCCM or what the best praxis?

Regards

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Marcin Policht 92,635 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Microsoft officially deprecated WSUS on September 20, 2024, but it is not completely retired or discontinued yet. In Microsoft terms, deprecation means active development has stopped and no new features, capabilities, or major enhancements will ever be added to the product. The core functionality remains active, and Microsoft will continue to provide security updates, bug fixes, and technical support for existing setups.

Because the server role is fully included in Windows Server 2025, WSUS will remain functional and officially supported until at least 2035, matching the lifecycle of that operating system. Microsoft also explicitly noted in the Windows IT Pro Blog announcement that this change does not impact current integration or support within Configuration Manager. While there is no immediate pressure to shut down your current WSUS backend, Microsoft's long-term strategy heavily pushes environments toward cloud-native alternatives like Windows Update for Business, Microsoft Intune, and Azure Update Manager.

Btw. AFAIK, you cannot integrate Windows Autopatch directly into an unlinked SCCM/ECM environment because Windows Autopatch is a cloud-native service built on top of Microsoft Intune and Windows Update for Business. To use Windows Autopatch while maintaining your ECM infrastructure, you must establish Co-management between your ECM site and a Microsoft Intune tenant. Once co-management is configured, you would slide the Windows Update policies workload over to Intune. This specific configuration tells the local configuration manager client agent to stop scanning your on-premises WSUS server for OS patches and to start checking the cloud-based Windows Update service instead

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hth

Marcin

SSE@TUE 360 Reputation points

2026-05-20T13:21:51.5166667+00:00

it mean I can use my SCCM Server and WSUS until 2035 without any issue?
Marcin Policht 92,635 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-20T16:21:24.0233333+00:00

You'd need to upgrade your ECM environment before that date (regardless of WSUS) - but as per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/removed-deprecated-features-windows-server?tabs=ws25

WSUS is no longer actively developed. All the existing capabilities and content continue to be available for your deployments.

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin
SSE@TUE 360 Reputation points

2026-05-26T10:53:20.7666667+00:00

You'd need to upgrade your ECM environment

upgrade to what? Cloud or what?
Marcin Policht 92,635 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-26T11:35:13.71+00:00

It's unlikely that the current version of your ECM environment will be supported to until 2035).

So the answer to your earlier question (I can use my SCCM Server and WSUS until 2035 without any issue?) is likely no - but that's NOT because of WSUS - but because of the lifecycle of SCCM/ECM

WSUS will be supported

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin
Adam J. Marshall 10,786 Reputation points MVP

2026-05-26T12:20:52.2466667+00:00

Your SCCM environment will still work and will work with WSUS if that is the way you want it to work (vs cloud co-management). Along the way to the 2035 minimum supported year roadmap with WSUS, you would still be required to upgrade SCCM to newer versions but each of those versions would support the WSUS connection. You do not need to do anything at this point if you wanted to continue using SCCM/WSUS together. They will work till at least 2035 (if Microsoft goes the ways of ESUs for Server 2025, it will extend that to beyond 2035).

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SSE@TUE 360 Reputation points

2026-05-20T13:21:51.5166667+00:00

it mean I can use my SCCM Server and WSUS until 2035 without any issue?
Marcin Policht 92,635 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-20T16:21:24.0233333+00:00

You'd need to upgrade your ECM environment before that date (regardless of WSUS) - but as per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/removed-deprecated-features-windows-server?tabs=ws25

WSUS is no longer actively developed. All the existing capabilities and content continue to be available for your deployments.

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin
SSE@TUE 360 Reputation points

2026-05-26T10:53:20.7666667+00:00

You'd need to upgrade your ECM environment

upgrade to what? Cloud or what?
Marcin Policht 92,635 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-26T11:35:13.71+00:00

It's unlikely that the current version of your ECM environment will be supported to until 2035).

So the answer to your earlier question (I can use my SCCM Server and WSUS until 2035 without any issue?) is likely no - but that's NOT because of WSUS - but because of the lifecycle of SCCM/ECM

WSUS will be supported

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin
Adam J. Marshall 10,786 Reputation points MVP

2026-05-26T12:20:52.2466667+00:00

Your SCCM environment will still work and will work with WSUS if that is the way you want it to work (vs cloud co-management). Along the way to the 2035 minimum supported year roadmap with WSUS, you would still be required to upgrade SCCM to newer versions but each of those versions would support the WSUS connection. You do not need to do anything at this point if you wanted to continue using SCCM/WSUS together. They will work till at least 2035 (if Microsoft goes the ways of ESUs for Server 2025, it will extend that to beyond 2035).

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Adam J. Marshall 10,786 MVP

WSUS will be 100% FULLY supported until at least the end of 2034 (plus longer if they have ESUs, and if it's included in vNEXT) as it is included with Server 2025. Microsoft re-iterated that with us MVPs at the Summit this past March. So yes, using WSUS/SCCM will be fully supported.

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