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Lesson 21: Configuring and Managing Updates

MOAC 70-687: Configuring Windows 8

Configuring Update Settings


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Checking for Updates• To protect a Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft

Updates can be downloaded and installed from the Control Panel by the end users.

• There are several categories of updates provided by Microsoft; each category prioritizes the updates based on importance and recommended use by the end user.o Important updates o Recommended updates o Optional updates o Security updateso Service packs o Critical updates

Checking for Updates

Configuring automatic updates during Windows 8 installation


Checking for Updates

Checking for updates to other Microsoft products



Changing Update Settings

• For users that require different download and installation options, update settings are configurable based on the end-user requirements.

• Important updates can be downloaded and applied by selecting one of the following:o Install updates automatically (recommended) o Download updates but let me choose whether to install

themo Check for updates but let me choose whether to

download and install themo Never check for updates (not recommended)

Changing Update Settings

Modifying update settings



Hiding and Restoring Updates

• Occasionally, updates become available that you do not want to install, or be reminded of, until you are ready to install them.

• Hiding them from view eliminates the need to manually remove the update when you are installing updates in Windows Update.

• When an update is hidden from view, it can be easily restored from its hidden view status, allowing it to be installed.

Hide and Restore Updates from the Control Panel

Hiding unwanted updates


Configuring Windows Update Policies



Configuring Policies to Manage Updates

• Group policies are configured to force update settings and administration to be identical, or to meet the technical requirements of domain members throughout a Windows domain.

• To view the configurable Windows Update policy settings, run the Local Group Policy editor on a computer and navigate to the following location Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.

Configuring Local Computer Policies and Microsoft Domain Group Policies to Manage

Updates

Navigating to Windows Update policies



Install Updates and Shut Down Dialog Box

Policy• The Do not display ‘Install Updates and

Shut Down’ option in Shut Down Windows dialog box policy removes, or keeps in place the Install Updates and Shut Down option when shutting down the system.


Default Option to Install Updates and Shut Down

Dialog Box Policy• The Do not adjust default option to ‘Install

Updates and Shut Down’ in Shut Down Windows dialog box policy allows the end users to maintain their default shut down selection when shutting down from the Shut Down Windows dialog box.


Wake Up to Install Scheduled Updates

Policy• Windows machines that are in hibernation

can be configured to wake from hibernation, install updates, and return to hibernation once the update installations have completed.

• The Enabling Windows Update Power Management to automatically wake up the system to install scheduled updates policy can wake the system up to perform scheduled updates.


Automatic Updates Policy

• The Configure Automatic Updates policy: o Is one of the required policies for system wide

control of Automatic Updates.o Sets the method of downloading and installing

Automatic Updates.


Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location Policy

• The Specify intranet Microsoft update service location policy allows the system administrator to configure devices meeting the scope of the policy to receive updates from the intranet WSUS or SCCM server.


Automatic Updates Detection Frequency

Policy• The Automatic Updates detection

frequency policy controls how often the system will check for new updates to download and install.


Non-Administrator Update Notification

Policy• The Allow non-administrators to receive

update notifications policy: o Is enabled by default on Windows 8 devices. o Allows non-administrators on non-Windows 8

devices to receive update notifications.


Software Notifications Policy

• The Turn on Software Notifications policy notifies the end user of pending optional or featured updates that are waiting for download or installation.


Immediate Installation of Automatic Updates

Policy• The Allow Automatic Updates immediate

installation policy triggers the system to install updates once they have been downloaded and prepared for installation.


Recommended Updates through Automatic Updates

Policy• The Turn on recommended updates via

Automatic Updates policy allows automatic installation of both important and recommended updates.


No Auto-Restart with Logged On Users

Policy• Configuring the No auto-restart with

logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations policy prevents a system from rebooting immediately after an update has installed if a user is logged in.


Re-Prompt for Restart with Scheduled Updates

Policy• The Re-prompt for restart with scheduled

installations policy re-prompts users to restart at a specified interval.

• If the end user postpones a restart after automatic updates have been installed, the re-prompt for restart policy will notify the end user at the time specified.


Delay Restart for Scheduled Installations

Policy• An administrator may modify the Delay

Restart for scheduled installations policy to allow additional time for the user to finish work before the restart is initiated.


Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations Policy

• If a scheduled Automatic Update was not performed, the amount of time to wait for the next attempt at installation can be rescheduled to happen at next startup.

• This is configured through the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations policy.


Enable Client-Side Targeting Policy

• By configuring multiple group policies, multiple group names can be sent to the intranet Microsoft update servers. These groups are configured in the Enable client-side targeting policy.

• The intranet Windows update server administrator has the ability to deploy, choose selected updates, and/or delay updates based on specified target groups.


Allow Signed Updates from an Intranet Microsoft Update Service

Location Policy• Microsoft, by default, allows only the

installation of updates that are signed by Microsoft.

• By configuring the Allowed signed updates from an intranet Microsoft update service location policy, an administrator can permit trusted updates from being installed that are not signed by Microsoft.

Managing Update History



Viewing Update History

• All updates that are installed on the Windows 8 system can be viewed, sorted by Name, Status, Importance, and Date installed from within the Control Panel.

• All installed updates are listed within the View update history windows within Windows Update.

• The View update history window also provides detailed information about what the installed update fixes, or what security risks are patched with a specific update.

Rolling Back UpdatesLesson 21: Configuring and Managing Updates


Rolling Back Updates• Perform any of the following tasks to roll back an

update to get a system back to its original state before the update caused an issue:o Perform a system restore of the system to a time

before the problem update was installed.o Manually uninstall an update to roll back the newest

version of an update to the prior version of the update. • If a system was working properly before updates

were installed, review the latest installed updates and begin troubleshooting update problems by uninstalling the most recently installed updates as listed.

Updating Windows Store Applications



Updating Windows Store Apps

• Windows Store Apps are downloaded and installed by using the Windows Store. Any apps that have been purchased, downloaded, and installed in the Windows Store can be updated only through the Microsoft Store.

• Viewing the settings within the Microsoft Store, there is an option to Automatically download updates for my apps.

• Leaving this set to the default option of Yes allows the Microsoft Store to download updates.


Configuring automatic downloading of updates to Windows Store apps


Update Windows Store Apps



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