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Entries from Realtime Community | Windows Server tagged with 'scripting'


Hacking WSUS #5 of 5 -- The Holy Grail: A Remoteable "YOU PATCH NOW!" Script

So yesterday's script was great if you're sitting on the console of the server and you want that server to download, install, and reboot for patching. But, what if you want to sit in your lofty white Systems Administrator's tower...

Hacking WSUS #4 of 5 -- The "Big Red Button" or How to Patch When you want with WSUS

Most Windows administrators' biggest complaint about WSUS is its lack of an ability to patch on-demand, without having to wait for the Group Policy-scheduled time to arrive. Even in talking with the WSUS team, they have told me that they...

Hacking WSUS #3 of 5 -- Creating a MS Number to Knowledgebase Article Number Comparison Report

Ever felt the pain of comparing the patch number (the "MS0X-0XX Number") to the knowledgebase article number (the "Q Number") when you're trying to figure out which patches to push? WSUS lists patches by their knowledgebase article number. But, the...

Hacking WSUS #2 of 5 -- Create Missing Patches Report

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Hacking WSUS #1 of 5 -- Created Installed Patches Report

This week is Advanced Patch Management week here at Realtime Windows Server. Every day this week we're going to focus on ways to leverage the COM and VBScript exposure in WSUS to extend its capabilities into areas that most Windows...

Advanced Patch Management Week! What's Cool with WSUS 3.0 RC and Scripting WSUS 2.0

In this episode, we'll be discussing the new version of Windows Server Upgrade Services or WSUS, and what about it should interest you (and there's a lot). We'll talk about how WSUS 3.0 includes new features like multiple targeting groups,...

An Excellent Weekly Newsletter on Scripting from Computerperformance.co.uk

I've subscribed to Guy Thomas' Scripting Ezine for about six months now since I purchased his e-book on computer performance. His content and writing style are excellent, and his weekly newsletter includes quite a few interesting tips and tricks on...

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