CIS 170F: Windows 7 Administration

Week 11

Enterprise Computing
Windows Server Update Services

  • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 is a server component that contacts Microsoft Update and downloads updates rather than each client computer downloading updates.
  • WSUS is very efficient for network utilization since each update is downloaded only once and stored on the WSUS server. Client computers are configured to contact a WSUS server for updates.


Read more about Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx.