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How To Update Non-Domain Computers Using WSUS

This document provides instructions for configuring non-domain computers to update through a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server using .reg files. It describes creating a .reg file with registry settings that point the computers to the WSUS server for updates and auto-configuring options. Running this .reg file on clients will set them to receive updates from the specified WSUS server. It also provides a .reg file to remove these settings and revert computers back to default Windows Update behavior.

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How To Update Non-Domain Computers Using WSUS

This document provides instructions for configuring non-domain computers to update through a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server using .reg files. It describes creating a .reg file with registry settings that point the computers to the WSUS server for updates and auto-configuring options. Running this .reg file on clients will set them to receive updates from the specified WSUS server. It also provides a .reg file to remove these settings and revert computers back to default Windows Update behavior.

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How to Update Non-Domain Computers using WSUS

Ceate a .reg file with this content and run it at the clients:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdat
e]
"AcceptTrustedPublisherCerts"=dword:00000001
"ElevateNonAdmins"=dword:00000001
"TargetGroup"="Workstations"
"TargetGroupEnabled"=dword:00000000

"WUServer"="http://192.168.0.1";
"WUStatusServer"="http://192.168.0.1";

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdat
e\AU]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000004
"AUPowerManagement"=dword:00000001
"AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000001
"DetectionFrequency"=dword:0000000a
"DetectionFrequencyEnabled"=dword:00000001
"IncludeRecommendedUpdates"=dword:00000001
"NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption"=dword:00000001
"NoAUShutdownOption"=dword:00000001
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000
"RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000000a
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:0000000a
"RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled"=dword:00000001
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000003
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001

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Enter the IP address (if static) or name of your WSUS server in these two lines and
remove the ";" at the end of lines:

"WUServer"="http://192.168.0.1";
"WUStatusServer"="http://192.168.0.1";

Store the .reg file where the computers have access to it. Double click on it to add
this to the registry.

To get the default (if the clients will left your network) just remove the settings from
the registry.

To do this with a .reg file, create a new .reg file with this content:

-----------------------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdat
e]

[-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdat
e\AU]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Store the .reg file where the computers have access to it. Double click on it to
remove the settings from the registry.

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