Once again I must prevail upon the superior knowledge of the Arsians here to solve an issue. The desired behavior I'm looking for is to have three different groups of machines for purposes of updates- ...

One of the challenges that comes with running a network is keeping your operating systems patched and secure. In response to this problem, Microsoft has released Windows Server Update Service 3.0 SP2 ...

Windows updates have historically been a constant annoyance for IT staff. Manual updates were a huge pain, and, while the advent of the Automatic Update feature improved the situation, it brought with ...

There are few things I love more than getting something for “free” and having it turn out to be valuable. That’s certainly true with Microsoft’s latest attempt at easing patch management pain, WSUS ...

Microsoft this week warned users of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager in conjunction with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) about a "known issue" that blocks the installation of a June ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...