Susitha Fernando asks:
I am maintaining around 30 personal computers in one workgroup with wireless connectivity. But it is very very slow during Microsoft updates. Can I add all to open source server domain and share Microsoft updates from server. OR is there any other method to share Microsoft updates?
Browser: Chrome 19
System: Windows
Tagged: best software, network tips, open source, windows tips, windows update
System: Windows
Tagged: best software, network tips, open source, windows tips, windows update
3 Answers -
Bruce Epper
May 16, 2012If you have a Windows Server system you can use WSUS (available from the Microsoft site). Otherwise, you can use the WSUS Offline (http://www.wsusoffline.net/) to create an offline image and put that on a local server where all others can pull it as needed.
Oron
May 17, 2012I second WSUS. Never heard of an open source alternative, but WSUS is free (price wise) so this should be OK. Windows updates are normally rolled out on the second Tuesday of the month, so it may be worth your while leaving the PCs on overnight, perhaps even wiring them up to a hub/switch to download the updates and prevent downtime during working hours.
I suggest WSUS solution, easy to configure and the 3.0 version is interesting for reporting features.
July 30, 2012In any case, an alternative could be the AutoPatcher solution ( http://www.autopatcher.com/ ), it can be used for installing software patches, service packs and other MS updates.
FIDELIS
May 17, 2012Hello, another possibility is to customize the scheduled for windows updates to a time where they do not interfere with regular activities.