WSUS Server Configuration

What is WSUS Server?

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables Information Technology Administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates.  
When new patches or updates are available, this server downloads them from the Microsoft server.  

This is where Microsoft Windows release the patches, upgrades, hotfixes, and security improvements for its Operating Systems (OS) or various products like Office 365, Microsoft Azure, and so on. 

Note

The release happens on the second Tuesday of every month. 

SummitAI Patch Management Overview 

SUMMIT Application provides patch management solutions, and these tools make use of the WSUS server.  The WSUS server downloads Updates/Patches from Microsoft website.  Based on approval from the Admin, the tools push these updates/patches to end user machines.  
This is helpful during the situation where the end-user machines are not connected to the internet, instead are connected only to the Local Area network. 

Role of Summit Application 

Summit tool uses WSUS server to download and install the patches on the end user machine based on the approvals from System Administrators. 

A System Administrator can choose the desired patches through the configuration settings on the WSUS Application Console which automatically connects to the Microsoft Website and downloads the patches directly from the Microsoft Server. 

The Products and Classifications option in the WSUS Application Console allows the administrator to check and uncheck the desired patches based on the requirements. 

 
Figure: WSUS Application Console 

Head to Get Started with Windows Server Update Services to know more. 

Purpose of WSUS Server 

As Microsoft is home to many products, the patch releases can be massive. If the user tries to download all the patches in a single attempt, this may result in space or storage issues in the hard disk and affect the downloading speed. These actions end up causing performance issues on the server. 
To overcome these problems, patches of only few major products of Microsoft are configured for downloading.

Note

  • Summit support ticket can be raised to enable any additional product (which is not enabled by default) which requires patch updates. 
  • For End-of-Support products, the patch is not supported, and patch sync will not be enabled.  

The following table consists of a list of products that are enabled by default in the SummitAI Cloud Patch Server: 

 

Parent Name 

Title 

Enabled 

Windows 

Azure Stack HCI 

No 

Microsoft Defender Antivirus 

No 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 

No 

Microsoft Edge 

No 

Microsoft Server operating system-21H2 

No 

OOBE ZDP 

No 

Server 2022 Hotpatch Category 

No 

Surface Hub 2S drivers 

No 

Windows - Client S, version 21H2 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows - Client S, version 21H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows - Client, version 21H2 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows - Client, version 21H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows - Server, version 21H2 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows - Server, version 21H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 

No 

Windows 10 and later drivers 

No 

Windows 10 and later Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows 10 and later GDR-DU 

No 

Windows 10 and later upgrade & servicing drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Later Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Creators Update and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Creators Update and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Creators Update and Later Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Later Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Feature On Demand 

No 

Windows 10 GDR-DU FOD 

No 

Windows 10 GDR-DU LP 

No 

Windows 10 Language Interface Packs 

No 

Windows 10 Language Packs 

No 

Windows 10 LTSB 

No 

Windows 10 S and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S Version 1709 and Later Servicing Drivers for testing 

No 

Windows 10 S Version 1709 and Later Upgrade & Servicing Drivers for testing 

No 

Windows 10 S Version 1803 and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S Version 1803 and Later Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, version 1809 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, version 1809 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, version 1903 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, version 1903 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, Vibranium and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 S, Vibranium and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 version 1803 and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10 Version 1803 and Later Upgrade   & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, version 1809 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, version 1809 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, version 1903 and later 

No 

Windows 10, version 1903 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, version 1903 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, Vibranium and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 10, Vibranium and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 11 

No 

Windows 11 Client S, version 22H2 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 11 Client S, version 22H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 11 Client, version 22H2 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 11 Client, version 22H2 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows 11 Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows 11 GDR-DU 

No 

Windows 2000 

No 

Windows 7 

No 

Windows 8 

No 

Windows 8 Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows 8 Embedded 

No 

Windows 8 Language Interface Packs 

No 

Windows 8 Language Packs 

No 

Windows 8.1 

No 

Windows 8.1 and later drivers 

No 

Windows 8.1 Drivers 

No 

Windows 8.1 Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows 8.1 Language Interface Packs 

No 

Windows 8.1 Language Packs 

No 

Windows Dictionary Updates 

No 

Windows Embedded Standard 7 

No 

Windows GDR-Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows Insider Dev Channel 

No 

Windows Insider Pre-Release 

No 

Windows Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Internet Explorer 8 Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Media Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Next Graphics Driver Dynamic update 

No 

Windows RT 

No 

Windows RT 8.1 

No 

Windows Safe OS Dynamic Update 

No 

Windows Server 2003 

No 

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition 

No 

Windows Server 2008 

No 

Windows Server 2008 R2 

No 

Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Server 2012 

No 

Windows Server 2012 Language Packs 

No 

Windows Server 2012 R2 

No 

Windows Server 2012 R2  and later drivers 

No 

Windows Server 2012 R2 Drivers 

No 

Windows Server 2012 R2 Language Packs 

No 

Windows Server 2016 

No 

Windows Server 2016 and Later Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows Server 2019 

No 

Windows Server 2019 and later, Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows Server 2019 and later, Upgrade & Servicing Drivers 

No 

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch 

No 

Windows Server Drivers 

No 

Windows Server Manager – Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Server Technical Preview Language Packs 

No 

Windows Server, version 1903 and later 

No 

Windows Ultimate Extras 

No 

Windows Vista 

No 

Windows Vista Dynamic Installer 

No 

Windows Vista Ultimate Language Packs 

No 

Windows XP 

No 

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 

No 

Windows XP Embedded 

No 

Windows XP x64 Edition 

No 

Exchange 

Exchange 2000 Server 

No 

Exchange Server 2003 

No 

Exchange Server 2007 

No 

Exchange Server 2007 and Above Anti-spam 

No 

Exchange Server 2010 

No 

Exchange Server 2013 

No 

Exchange Server 2016 

No 

Exchange Server 2019 

No 

Office 

Dictionary Updates for Microsoft IMEs 

No 

Microsoft 365 Apps/Office 2019/Office LTSC 

No 

New Dictionaries for Microsoft IMEs 

No 

Office 2002/XP 

No 

Office 2003 

No 

Office 2007 

No 

Office 2010 

No 

Office 2013 

No 

Office 2016 

No 

SharePoint Server 2019/Office Online Server 

No 

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 

No 

SQL Server 

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio v17 

No 

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio v18 

No 

SQL Server 2000 

No 

SQL Server 2005 

No 

SQL Server 2008 

No 

SQL Server 2008 R2 

No 

SQL Server 2012 Product Updates for Setup 

No 

SQL Server 2014-2016 Product Updates for Setup 

No 

SQL Server Feature Pack 

No 

Internet Security and Acceleration Server 

Firewall Client for ISA Server 

No 

Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 

No 

Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 

No 

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 

Data Protection Manager 2006 

No 

Microsoft System Center DPM 2010 

No 

Systems Management Server 

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 

No 

Systems Management Server 2003 

No 

Works 

Microsoft Works 8 

No 

Microsoft Works 9 

No 

Works 6-9 Converter 

No 

Expression 

Expression Design 1 

Yes 

Expression Design 2 

Yes 

Expression Design 3 

Yes 

Expression Design 4 

Yes 

Expression Media 2 

Yes 

Expression Media V1 

Yes 

Expression Web 3 

Yes 

Expression Web 4 

Yes 

Windows Small Business Server 

Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0 

No 

Windows Small Business Server 2003 

No 

Windows Small Business Server 2008 

No 

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Migration Preparation Tool 

No 

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard 

No 

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 

Yes 

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 

Yes 

Virtual Server 

Virtual PC 

Yes 

Virtual Server 

Yes 

Network Monitor 

Network Monitor 3 

No 

Windows Essential Business Server 

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 

No 

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Setup Updates 

No 

Windows Essential Business Server Preinstallation Tools 

No 

BizTalk Server 

BizTalk Server 2002 

Yes 

BizTalk Server 2006R2 

Yes 

BizTalk Server 2009 

Yes 

BizTalk Server 2013 

Yes 

Host Integration Server 2000 

Yes 

Host Integration Server 2004 

Yes 

Host Integration Server 2006 

Yes 

Host Integration Server 2009 

Yes 

Host Integration Server 2010 

Yes 

HPC Pack 

Compute Cluster Pack 

No 

HPC Pack 2008 

No 

Office Communications Server And Office Communicator 

Office Communications Server 2007 

No 

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 

No 

Office Communicator 2007 R2 

No 

Bing 

Bing Bar 

No 

Search Enhancement Pack 

No 

Windows Live 

No 

Microsoft Application Virtualization 

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 

No 

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 

No 

Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 

No 

Antigen 

Antigen for Exchange/SMTP 

Yes 

Microsoft HealthVault 

HealthVault Connection Center 

Yes 

HealthVault Connection Center Upgrades 

Yes 

Microsoft StreamInsight 

Microsoft StreamInsight V1.0 

No 

Microsoft Online Services 

Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant 

No 

Microsoft Research AutoCollage 

Microsoft Research AutoCollage 2008 

No 

SDK Components 

CAPICOM 

Yes 

Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel 

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 

Yes 

Windows Embedded 

Windows Embedded Developer Update 

Yes 

Office Live 

Office Live Add-in 

No 

Active Directory 

Active Directory Rights Management Services Client 2.0 

Yes 

Device Health 

Device Health 

Yes 

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring v1 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack - Web Sites 

Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites 

Yes 

Microsoft Azure 

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery Provider 

Yes 

Service Bus for Windows Server 1.1 

Yes 

Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) 

Microsoft Monitoring Agent 

Yes 

ASP.NET Web and Data Frameworks 

ASP.NET Web Frameworks 

Yes 

Silverlight 

Silverlight 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack 

Windows Azure Pack: Admin API 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Admin Authentication Site 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Admin Site 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Configuration Site 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Microsoft Best Practice Analyzer 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Monitoring Extension 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: MySQL Extension 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: PowerShell API 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: SQL Server Extension 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Tenant API 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Tenant Authentication Site 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Tenant Public API 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Tenant Site 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Usage Extension 

Yes 

Windows Azure Pack: Web App Gallery Extension 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 SHS 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 

Yes 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 SHS 

Yes 

Microsoft Lync Server and Microsoft Lync 

Microsoft Lync 2010 

No 

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 

No 

Microsoft Lync Server 2013 

No 

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 

No 

Microsoft Azure Information Protection 

Microsoft Azure Information Protection Client 

Yes 

Microsoft Azure Information Protection Unified Labeling Client 

Yes 

Windows Live 

OneCare Family Safety Installation 

Yes 

Photo Gallery Installation and Upgrades 

Yes 

Windows Live 

Yes 

Windows Live OneCare V3.0 (Signatures Only) 

Yes 

Windows Live Toolbar 

Yes 

Writer Installation and Upgrades 

Yes 

Windows Admin Center 

Windows Admin Center 

Yes 

Skype for Business 

Skype for Business Server 2015 

No 

Skype for Business Server 2015, SmartSetup 

No 

Skype for Business Server 2019, SmartSetup 

No 

Azure Connected Machine Agent 

Azure Connected Machine Agent 

Yes 

Azure Connected Machine Agent - GA version 

Yes 

Azure Connected Machine Agent 3 

Yes 

System Center Online 

Category for System Center Online Client 

Yes 

Remote help 

Yes 

Azure File Sync 

Azure File Sync agent updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 

Yes 

Azure File Sync agent updates for Windows Server 2016 

Yes 

Azure File Sync agent updates for Windows Server 2019 

Yes 

Azure File Sync agent updates for Windows Server 2022 

Yes 

System Center 

Microsoft Azure Backup Server V3 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 1801 - Orchestrator 

Yes 

System Center 2012 - App Controller 

Yes 

System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 - Operations Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 - Orchestrator 

Yes 

System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 R2 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 R2 - Operations Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 R2 - Orchestrator 

Yes 

System Center 2012 R2 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 SP1 - App Controller 

Yes 

System Center 2012 SP1 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 SP1 - Operation Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2016 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2016 - Operations Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2016 - Orchestrator 

Yes 

System Center 2016 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2019 - Operations Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2019 - Orchestrator 

Yes 

System Center 2019 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2019 Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center 2022 - Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center Advisor 

Yes 

System Center Data Protection Manager 

Yes 

System Center Operations Manager 1807 

Yes 

System Center Version 1801 - Virtual Machine Manager 

Yes 

Windows Subsystem for Linux 

Kernel Updates 

No 

Developer Tools, Runtimes, and Redistributable 

.NET 5.0 

Yes 

.NET 6.0 

Yes 

.NET Core 2.1 

Yes 

.NET Core 3.1 

Yes 

Report Viewer 2005 

Yes 

Report Viewer 2008 

Yes 

Report Viewer 2010 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2005 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2008 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2010 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2012 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2013 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2015 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2017 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2019 

Yes 

Visual Studio 2022 

Yes 

Windows 10, version 1903 and later 

Yes 

Windows Server 2016 

Yes 

Windows Server 2016 for RS4 

Yes 

Windows Server 2019 

Yes 

Windows Server, version 1903 and later 

Yes 

Microsoft Security Essentials 

MS Security Essentials 

No 

Security Essentials 

No 

Forefront 

Forefront Client Security 

No 

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 

No 

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 

No 

Forefront Protection Category 

No 

Forefront Server Security Category 

No 

Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Definition Updates for HTTP Malware Inspection 

No 

Forefront TMG 

No 

Forefront TMG MBE 

No 

System Center Endpoint Protection 

No 

Threat Management Gateway Definition Updates for Network Inspection System 

No 

TMG Firewall Client 

No 

Microsoft Azure StorSimple 

Microsoft Azure Edge Appliance 

Yes 

Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows 

Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows Category 

No 

PowerShell 

PowerShell - x64 

Yes 

PowerShell Preview - x64 

Yes 

Bing Growth 

Bing Service v2.0 

No