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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

You're reading from  Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2017
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781787122048
Pages 660 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Authors (2):
Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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 Ed Goad Ed Goad
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Title Page
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server 2. Implementing Nano Server 3. Managing Windows Updates 4. Managing Printers 5. Managing Server Backup 6. Managing Performance 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 8. Managing Windows Networking Services 9. Managing Network Shares 10. Managing Internet Information Server 11. Managing Hyper-V 12. Managing Azure 13. Using Desired State Configuration

Configuring WSUS auto-approvals


WSUS organizes Windows updates under different classifications. You can view these classifications by using the Get-WsusClassification cmdlet. Two particularly important classifications you should check regularly are Critical Updates and Definition Updates. The Critical Updates classification includes updates that address severe security flaws and zero-day vulnerabilities. The Definition Updates classification includes definition files for Windows Defender to identify and remove malware.

These two classifications are important enough to approve them automatically. Auto-approval ensures WSUS installs these updates on client computers as soon as possible. In this recipe, you will create an auto-approval rule for these updates.

Getting ready

Run this recipe on the WSUS1 server.

How to do it...

Run this recipe to configure auto-approval of WSUS update:

  1. Create the auto-approval rule:
$WSUSServer = Get-WsusServer
      $ApprovalRule = $WSUSServer.CreateInstallApprovalRule...
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