Extract KB Number from WSUS Excel Report
While reviewing my WSUS reports (exported to Excel) I found that I could streamline extracting the KB article from the exported report using a basic formula in Excel.Here's…
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Cannot open database “SUSDB” requested by the login.
I'm receiving this error message on my WSUS 3.0 SP2 server. The proposed fix ((http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/e918a191-ef6d-4c4b-b83a-7a4ae20a5217/wsus-30-sp2-will-not-run-after-installing-update-2720211?forum=winserverwsus)) indicates to perform the following. Download the KB2720211 from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720211Open Regedit, and change…
WSUS3 SP2 Service Problem
I was checking a few systems this morning and came across this glorious error.Easy enough to fix, right? Just go to Administrative Tools > Services and restart the…
Force client computer to detect and install new updates using WSUS
The time period in which computers will check for updates on WSUS server is 22 hours (default). However, you can have the client computer check manually by using…
Force client computer to report to WSUS
You can force your computer to report its status to the WSUS server by issuing the following command: wuauclt /reportnow More information is available on the TechNET page: …
Determine if Windows Update is Using WSUS
Is my computer being updated by a WSUS server? Here's a quick way to determine if your computer is using WSUS or not to provide Windows Updates to…