Common WSUS Troubleshooting Below are the very common WSUS Client-side commands that we can use. net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv net stop bits net start bits net stop cryptsvc net start cryptsvc wuauclt.exe /detectnow wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow Wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow net stop bits net stop wuauserv reg delete “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate” /v AccountDomainSid /f reg delete … Read more
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It is worth noting that Windows Software Update Server (WSUS) is a key dependency for the Software Update Point (SUP). When WSUS isn’t happy, the SUP is also going to have a bad day… Along with this it’s crucial to allow WSUS to be configured by Configuration Manager – as independent configuration of the WSUS … Read more
Read here on the WSUS Team Blog a nice article about troubleshooting WSUS. It references the site https://www.wsuswiki.com/. This site was created to provide a place for the WSUS community to share information about WSUS, including troubleshooting steps and best practices. The advantages that this site provides over public news groups include: Content on this … Read more
