SCCM - How can I check if clients are receiving Windows updates?

Question

Hello all,

I'm really hoping someone can help. I have taken over the IT at a school that uses SCCM and am wanting to understand Windows update deployment better. Previously, I have only used WSUS which I installed as a role on a server.

We currently have 3 X virtual servers:

1.) sccm (running system center configuration manager)
2.) orc (running orchestrator)
3.) dp1 (distribution point)

When I started, only 50 machines had Win 10 but over the past few months we have upgraded the whole site of approx 350 computers using SCCM to Win10. We manually ran a Windows Updates from Microsoft after each install but now want to ensure updates are pushed out via SCCM. The problem is, I'm not really sure if this is currently happening or not. if I click 'check for updates' on my laptop which was imaged and is running the SCEP client, it generally finds updates but I can't see the familiar message of 'This is managed by your system Administrator'

If I look at C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log - I can see that updates are being installed to clients but I'm not too sure if these are coming from SCCM or Windows updates. Also, I'm not sure if SCCM is currently automatically downloading and pushing out updates or if it is waiting for someone like me to approve.

Can someone please point me in the direction of where I can check?

If it helps, here is one days worth of logs from ReportingEvents.

Many thanks in advance for any help that can be offered.

{1E70C0DE-4306-43CA-8FC9-5EFE9EE7E85E} 2020-11-09 07:53:26:481-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Acquisition; Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 0 updates. k/rega/GkUuX76OP.0.3.1.0.0.3.0
{1E82B740-843A-4022-B4E7-AB3C2A486236} 2020-11-09 07:54:55:467-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77} 0 0 MoUpdateOrchestrator Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 2 updates. SL4W5ncnREKs/q+y.0.1.0.0.4.0
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{7762157E-C55A-4F1A-BD81-C47655D52BB8} 2020-11-09 07:55:01:141-0000 1 181 [AGENT_INSTALLING_STARTED] 101 {CCC3101F-C53C-4DFF-94D7-A23CC15CD2EC} 200 0 MoUpdateOrchestrator Success Content Install Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following update: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.327.594.0) SL4W5ncnREKs/q+y.1.2.1.0
{C13F0563-1E3F-4BD8-8B06-0C5F0B0B7508} 2020-11-09 07:55:07:234-0000 1 183 [AGENT_INSTALLING_SUCCEEDED] 101 {CCC3101F-C53C-4DFF-94D7-A23CC15CD2EC} 200 0 MoUpdateOrchestrator Success Content Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.327.594.0) SL4W5ncnREKs/q+y.1.2.3.0
{45EB51EF-58A5-40AD-BD03-ECDA51618623} 2020-11-09 07:55:43:024-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 5 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.4.0
{77A150C2-3677-4037-8EB8-98A7B1347265} 2020-11-09 07:55:45:720-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 27 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.5.3.0
{15954FE9-B07B-4F27-8502-993F5A4A2C43} 2020-11-09 07:55:46:453-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 1 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.6.3.0
{A860F758-44A1-4698-91F9-37A4B6839C4B} 2020-11-09 07:55:49:321-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 13 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.7.3.0
{2606A1A2-D4CF-4DFA-95BE-E3065B9EEB0E} 2020-11-09 07:55:50:389-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 9 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.8.3.0
{801E12B7-7B17-4C63-9E8E-19FDFC908314} 2020-11-09 07:55:51:596-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 9 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.9.3.0
{4773FC69-E628-45DD-9675-4AC5B9A94888} 2020-11-09 07:55:52:720-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 9 updates. rBLnBn/X3EiuA95W.1.0.1.1.0.0.10.3.0
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{EF323ADB-F4E7-44F7-968D-B6F164D1DF11} 2020-11-09 08:00:40:088-0000 1 183 [AGENT_INSTALLING_SUCCEEDED] 101 {9852B64F-78A1-4DB7-A5D0-2DFFD548F74C} 1 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Content Install Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 9WZDNCRDTBJJ-MICROSOFT.GETSTARTED o/99ME9ZL0Kzlhi4.4.5.1.0.0.3.0
{1831CCA2-57E1-43A1-8341-01C5E25D19E9} 2020-11-09 08:02:46:144-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77} 0 0 Windows Defender Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 0 updates. 502Hg50DJEGOSjmG.1.0.0.3.0
{E5393964-74FE-4DFF-88E7-58092C3F1A5A} 2020-11-09 08:02:47:611-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {8B24B027-1DEE-BABB-9A95-3517DFB9C552} 0 0 Windows Defender Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 0 updates. 502Hg50DJEGOSjmG.1.1.0.3.0
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{8D5ED93C-67F8-4F61-AB0B-AD7E9B622C36} 2020-11-09 08:07:44:438-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 27 updates. /K3ry2AFVkOpJAk5.1.0.1.1.0.0.5.3.0
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{AE299E56-EF8B-43FE-BC54-73C4DF5858AC} 2020-11-09 08:07:49:467-0000 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289} 0 0 Update;ScanForUpdates Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 9 updates. /K3ry2AFVkOpJAk5.1.0.1.1.0.0.9.3.0
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Answer 1

--Is it a case of I just need to add the computers we have imaged to a group?

Please refer to the link below:
How to deploy Software Update Patches using SCCM

--how can I see when SCCM was last synchronised with Microsoft?

wsyncmgr.log records details about the software update sync process.

Answer 2

Thank you so much for your help. I will follow the guidance in the links.

Much appreciated.