System Patches installed automatically

Question

we have more than 4000 servers in our Infra. in recent times we are facing issue with windows auto update. the Patches get's installed automatically even though update policy is set to Manual. as a result of this server is getting rebooted automatically. we are experiencing this issue only with windows 2022 and windows 2019 servers.

could anyone suggest and help me to know the root cause of this issue.

Answer 1

Hello,

Have the Configured Auto-Updates policy disabled in Group Policy. If not, follow these steps:

• Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
• Go to Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Windows Update.
• In the right pane, find the Configure automatic updates setting and set it to Disabled.
• Save your changes and close the Group Policy Editor.

Checking the Windows Update settings on the affected servers. You can do this by following these steps:

• Open the Windows Update settings by typing "Windows Update" in the search bar and selecting "Windows Update settings" from the results.
• Click on "Advanced options" and set it according to your requirement.

If the issue persists, you can try disabling the Windows Update service temporarily to prevent automatic updates from being installed. To do this, open the Services app by typing "services.msc" in the search bar and locate the "Windows Update" service. Right-click on it and select "Stop".

Hope it helps.

Best Regards,
Hania Lian

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