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Hi. I have wsus and windows server 2019.
I have policy: Configure Automatic Updates, 4, Saturday 3:00
I want to install updates on Saturday night, but I can see it happening at 5:30 pm.
What the problem ?
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Hello,
Thanks for your posting on Q&A.
I want to install updates on Saturday night, but I can see it happening at 5:30 pm.
Did all the clients get updates at 5:30 pm? Could you mind to provide the registry value of the below path?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Note that protect your personal information while provide any information.
Thanks for your cooperation. Have a nice day.
Did all the clients get updates at 5:30 pm? Yes
Please try to uncheck the below option to see whether this issue will be resolved or not:
Reference picture:
Thanks. I'll check. Can you explain what this option is for and how it works?
According to this link, starting Windows 8, we can set updates to install during automatic maintenance instead of using a specific schedule tied to Windows Update. Automatic maintenance will install updates when the computer is not in use, and avoid installing updates when the computer is running on battery power. If automatic maintenance is unable to install updates within days, Windows Update will install updates right away. Users will then be notified about a pending restart.
RitaHu-MSFT, hi.
I see with this command:
Get-EventLog -LogName System |? {$_.EventID -in (6005,6006,6008,6009,1074,1076)} | ft TimeGenerated,EventId,Message -AutoSize -wrap
My server rebooted to install updates: 06.04.2021 1:29:32
Something is wrong..
I just want to confirm the following message before moving on. The clients try to install updates at 1:29:32 after unchecking Install during automatic maintenance option. Am I right?
Yes.
But not clients. I only use WSUS for servers
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You need to check the client machine's Windows Update log. To generate this log use Powershell cmdlet: "Get-WindowsUpdateLog".
More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/windowsupdate/get-windowsupdatelog?view=windowsserver2019-ps#description
Regards,
Juan Sobrado
I am using WSUS for servers only
The command to collect the log can be run on server edition 2019 too. Analysis of this log file will help better understand what is the underlying issue that is causing the updates to install past the time set in policy.
Also, do you get the same results if you remove policy: "Automatic Maintance Enabled" ?
thanks,
Juan Sobrado.
Thank you. I will try to disable the policy "Automatic Maintance Enabled"
One more question. Does the "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations" policy work on disabled users? There are administrators who simply disconnect from the server, without logoff. Can't this be the reason for blocking?
Here is a reference picture for you:
Devices that do not have locally logged on users, or active RDP sessions, will be restarted.