How to configure Windows Update settings on Windows Server 2016.

How to configure Windows Update settings on Windows Server 2016.

In this article. we are going to learn that how to manage the Windows Update settings on Windows Server 2016.

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Validate your current WU settings using SCONFIG & Change your Windows Update Settings:-

To determine what updates your machine has already installed, follow these steps:

Open a command prompt(cmd) with Admin permissions > Type sconfig > press Enter.

NOTE: There may be a short pause as the tool inspects your system.

Option #5 shows the current configuration of your Windows Update settings.

Change your Windows Update Settings

To change your Windows Update Settings with SCONFIG, follow these steps:

Open a command prompt(cmd) with Admin permissions > Type sconfig > press Enter.

NOTE: There may be a short pause as the tool inspects your system.

Press 5 and then Enter. This will bring up the following options for you to choose from:

This will bring up the following options for you to choose from:



(A)utomatic – This will configure your machine to automatically scan, download, install and reboot after applying any updates.

(D)ownloadOnly – This will automatically scan, download and notify the admin if updates need to be installed. This is the default setting on Windows Server 2016.

(M)anual -- This turns Automatic Updates off. Your system will never check for updates.

Press the letter specified in the "( )" and press Enter to apply.

When the tool applies the configuration you have selected, you will see a message pop-up similar to the one below. Click the OK button to dismiss the message. The tool will refresh the menu and option 5 will now show the new configuration.

That's it, you are all set.