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Stop Workstations Updating from Online Sources

Stop Workstations Updating from Online Sources

Sometimes its necessary to prevent Windows clients from taking any updates from online sources, this is not necessarily the best approach to managing Windows Updates, and should only really be configured if you have a solution such as WSUS or Config Manager in place to push updates to your workstations. Without this, you will not receive any security updates and this could be disastrous for your organisation. You should also be aware that this solution means that Windows cannot install…

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Windows Updates – 0x8024000B – Failed to install updates

Windows Updates – 0x8024000B – Failed to install updates

I recently experienced Failed to install updates issues with Windows Updates through Config Mgr. Its a reasonably easy error to fix, and quite common, especially if you are deploying large upgrades, such as Service Packs for SQL. The error the reported is 0x8024000B(-2145124341) To resolve this error, open your Config Mgr console. Navigate to Software Library | Software Updates | All Software Updates Locate the KB you are trying to install (Tip, you can search by KB number in the…

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In progress…

In progress…

Welcome! My first ever blog. This is brand new (Jan 2022) and does have any content yet. The plan is to use this as a technical knowledge dump for me, and if you find the information helpful as well, then we are all winners. I am busy setting a few things up right now but come back soon for my first blog or two.