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How to install Windows Server Update Services

Summary: This article is designed to address installing the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role using Windows PowerShell.

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Instructions

     1. Type Start PowerShell in the Command Prompt window to start Windows PowerShell.

     2. Type Install-WindowsFeature UpdateServices  and press Enter to install the WSUS role.

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Additional Information:

The following WSUS role services can be installed using Windows PowerShell.

  • WID Database
  • WSUS Services
  • Database

The WID Database and WSUS Services role services are installed after running the Install-WindowsFeature UpdateSevices cmdlet.

The following Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available for managing the WSUS role on a server running Windows Server Core.

Add-WsusComputer - Adds a specified client computer to a specified target group.
Approve-WsusUpdate - Approves an update to be applied to clients.
Deny-WsusUpdate - Declines the update for deployment.
Get-WsusClassification - Get the list of all WSUS classifications currently available in the system.
Get-WsusComputer - Gets the WSUS computer object that represents the client computer.
Get-WsusProduct - Get the list of all products currently available on WSUS by category.
Get-WsusServer - Gets the value of the WSUS update server object.
Get-WsusUpdate - Gets the WSUS update object with details about the update.
Invoke-WsusServerCleanup - Performs the process of cleanup on a specified WSUS server.
Set-WsusClassification - Sets whether the classifications of updates that WSUS synchronizes are enabled or disabled.
Set-WsusProduct - Sets whether the product representing the category of updates to synchronize is enabled or disabled.
Set-WsusServerSynchronization - Sets whether the WSUS)server synchronizes from Microsoft Update, or an upstream server and the upstream server properties.

 

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Affected Product

Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server R2

Last Published Date

01 Nov 2023

Version

5

Article Type

How To