Windows Update for Business is one of the new things Microsoft proposed along with Windows 10. It has come a long way since it’s release. Even if it isn’t perfect yet, or give all the flexibility that ConfigMgr (MEMCM) offer when managing monthly update or feature release, for many small/medium business, this brings a more simple approach to patching and maintaining Windows 10 up to date. In this post, we will detail how to configure Intune Windows Update for Business to patch Windows 10 devices managed by Intune Pre-requisites Windows 10 must be managed by Intune If Windows 10 is being co-managed with ConfigMgr(MEMCM), make sure the slider for Software Update is set to Intune Intune Windows Update Business – Update rings strategy Depending on multiple factors, the key for Windows Update for Business to be successful is to define the various update rings for your enterprise. Here, no magic … Read More
How to use SCCM Delivery Optimization
The amount of data that transfers daily on a corporate network is quite important. Once a month, Windows Update has quite an impact on that amount. SCCM along Delivery Optimization can help better manage that crazy amount of GB or even TB of content required to patch all computers. In an earlier post, we covered the topic to use with Intune and Windows Update for business In this post, we will detail how to use SCCM Delivery Optimization to deliver Windows Updates. Requirements Clients must be running Windows 10 ConfigMgr 1910 or higher to get all Network ports 7680 inbound to allow peers 80 to allow computer do download updates from Windows Update For more details, see Microsoft docs SCCM Delivery Optimization Using Delivery Optimization along ConfigMgr can be useful for the following reasons : Avoid hosting GBs of updates on-prem across many different distribution points/host/data center to support all … Read More
Uninstall Windows Update using SCCM
With the recent problems caused by monthly Windows Update, knowing how to massively uninstall Windows Update with SCCM is a must! This action is not available by default in SCCM. There are 2 ways to uninstall a Windows Update. Both solutions require the command line utility WUSA.exe, that as been around since Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 era. In this post, we will detail both solutions to uninstall a Windows Update with SCCM. If you are looking for how to manage Windows update with SCCM, see our SCCM Software Update Management Guide for complete instructions. Prerequisites SCCM any version Windows 7 and up Windows 2008 R2 server and up SCCM Uninstall Windows Update One method is to use a Custom Task Sequence with a run command line. The advantage of using this method is the ability to use the same task sequence on both OS Architecture. The second method involves having … Read More
SCCM Express Installation Files for Windows 10 Updates
One of SCCM Current Branch 1702 new feature is to support Express installation files for Windows 10 Cumulative Updates. This new features will enable a Windows 10 client to download only differential files from the previous month Cumulative Update. This should limit the size of Windows 10 Cumulative Updates as they tend to get bigger from months to months. In this post, we will cover how to configure SCCM and Windows 10 in order to benefit from express installation files. Prerequisites for SCCM Express Installation Files SCCM Current Branch 1702 or higher Windows 10 Anniversary Update 1607 with April 2017 Cumulative Update which contains the needed Windows Update Agent …or Windows 10 Creators Update 1702 or higher [su_box title=”Note” style=”glass” title_color=”#F0F0F0″] This feature is also supported with Windows Update, WSUS and Windows Update for Business. [/su_box] Enable Express Installation Files in SCCM New settings for server and client are needed in order to manage … Read More
Windows 10 Error Code 80240020
Windows 10 has just been released, Microsoft is calling it the biggest software update in history. With massive installations at the same time, many users has been reporting errors when upgrading. The most common error is Windows 10 error code 80240020. Microsoft explains this error in the following statement: This is an expected message indicating that when installation begins it may require user interaction. This is the largest software upgrade event ever and we’re managing it so everyone has a great experience. We recommend waiting until your PC receives a notification to upgrade, and then following the instructions provided. Please note that there is no problem with your reservation or upgrade download. The upgrade download is not corrupt as some have stated, and you will be notified in the coming days or weeks when your device is ready to upgrade. How to fix Windows 10 error code 80240020 Method 1 – Download folder Go … Read More