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Remove computer object from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in PowerShell

Windows Server / By Jan Reilink / 04/10/2021 18/10/2022

Here is a short PowerShell snippet for you to remove a computer object from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Force BITS to download WSUS updates in the foreground in Windows Server

Windows Server / By Jan Reilink / 18/09/2020 30/12/2022

When WSUS downloads are slow. WSUS uses BITS for downloading updates, and it does so in background mode. Unfortunately, this utilizes remaining bandwidth of the server instead of its full capacity. To speed up WSUS downloads, you can configure BITS in WSUS to use foreground.

Install Windows Server Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) using PowerShell

PowerShell, Windows Server / By Jan Reilink / 12/06/2019 10/11/2022

Install Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) for Windows Server 2012R2, 2016 and Windows Server 2019 using PowerShell, without downtime. Because they must be installed prior to your normal Windows Server security updates, you can install them anytime you want to during the day. Here’s a small PowerShell example to do so.

How to uninstall and remove Adobe Flash Player in Windows Server

PowerShell, Windows Server / By Jan Reilink / 22/11/2018 23/11/2022

How to uninstall and remove Adobe Flash Player in Windows Server.Ever wondered why Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) offers Flash updates for Windows Server? Adobe Flash Player is installed on Windows Server 2016 / 2019 if you have the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role installed. Yikes! I can imagine you want to delete Adobe Flash Player without deleting the RDSH role, and here is how.

WsusPool keeps crashing: stops again and again

Windows Server / By Jan Reilink / 25/05/2017 23/01/2023

Sometimes you find your WSUS server keeps crashing over and over again. WSUS is unavailable and/or the WSUS management console hangs. When you start to investigate as to why Windows Server Update Services crashes, you notice the error messagesbeing logged in the HTTPErr log files. In the Eventlog you might find errors indicating that the WSUS administration console is unable to connect to WSUS Server via remote API. Sometimes clients checking for Windows Updates would quickly error out with a code 0x80244021, which indicates the inability to reach WSUS. Here is how to improve Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) availability.