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If you deployed Windows workstations using [http://unattended.sf.net Unattended], you had the opportunity to configure Automatic Updates.
If you didn't do it, or want to change it for some reason (i.e., Microsoft introduced a "patchday", and it makes too great impact on your network and/or workstations), you can use WPKG.
The below setting (auconfig.pl 3) will download updates automatically and notify the user before install. Other choices are possible:
1 | off Disable automatic updates
2 | notify Notify user before download
3 | download Download automatically; notify user before install
4 | install Download and install automatically
For more options, see auconfig.pl help.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="windowsupdates"
name="Windows Updates"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10"
execute="once">
<install cmd='C:\Perl\bin\perl %SERVER%\unattended\bin\auconfig.pl 3' />
<upgrade cmd='C:\Perl\bin\perl %SERVER%\unattended\bin\auconfig.pl 3' />
</package>
</packages>
Note that you will need [http://unattended.sf.net Unattended] on your server, and Perl on your workstations (it comes by default if you deploy Windows with Unattended).
[[Category: Changing Windows settings]]
If you didn't do it, or want to change it for some reason (i.e., Microsoft introduced a "patchday", and it makes too great impact on your network and/or workstations), you can use WPKG.
The below setting (auconfig.pl 3) will download updates automatically and notify the user before install. Other choices are possible:
1 | off Disable automatic updates
2 | notify Notify user before download
3 | download Download automatically; notify user before install
4 | install Download and install automatically
For more options, see auconfig.pl help.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="windowsupdates"
name="Windows Updates"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10"
execute="once">
<install cmd='C:\Perl\bin\perl %SERVER%\unattended\bin\auconfig.pl 3' />
<upgrade cmd='C:\Perl\bin\perl %SERVER%\unattended\bin\auconfig.pl 3' />
</package>
</packages>
Note that you will need [http://unattended.sf.net Unattended] on your server, and Perl on your workstations (it comes by default if you deploy Windows with Unattended).
[[Category: Changing Windows settings]]