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    I need to issue the Update and Restart command not just Restart

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    • alexntgA
      alexntg
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      Another reason to go with Windows 8 - computers will aut0-reboot for updates after a few days.

      Otherwise, you can set a deadline on the updates when you approve them, which will force reboot.

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      • IRJI
        IRJ @alexntg
        last edited by

        @alexntg said:

        Another reason to go with Windows 8 - computers will aut0-reboot for updates after a few days.

        Otherwise, you can set a deadline on the updates when you approve them, which will force reboot.

        Yes sir. I have been rebooting my 2012 R2 Servers and I notice that they schedule to restart in 2 days

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        • IRJI
          IRJ
          last edited by

          I really dont mind doing it manually, but I dont know of a way to force the update part

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @IRJ
            last edited by

            @IRJ said:

            I really dont mind doing it manually, but I dont know of a way to force the update part

            The update itself is happening as long as WSUS reports it. The reboot is when it's applied.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ @Dashrender
              last edited by

              @Dashrender said:

              @IRJ said:

              I really dont mind doing it manually, but I dont know of a way to force the update part

              The update itself is happening as long as WSUS reports it. The reboot is when it's applied.

              Right. I want to be able to force the reboot to apply the update at will.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
                last edited by

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                I don't see a setting that appears to allow you to do that.

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ
                  last edited by

                  I am looking for a shutdown.exe switch, but I dont think there is one

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                  • Bill KindleB
                    Bill Kindle
                    last edited by

                    Are you looking for something you can just run as a script? I would think that that PowerShell remoting and some short code could tell you if a reboot is needed and then allow you to powercycle at will.

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ @Bill Kindle
                      last edited by

                      @Bill-Kindle said:

                      Are you looking for something you can just run as a script? I would think that that PowerShell remoting and some short code could tell you if a reboot is needed and then allow you to powercycle at will.

                      Here is the whole story.

                      Over the last week or so, I have noticed that some Servers are behind on updates. I realized they were behind on updates because they needed reboots to continue updating. The first day I noticed this, I scheduled them to reboot via PDQ. The reboot happened fine, but the updates did not finish installing.

                      When I used VNC to remote into this PCs, i noticed that there was 4 different options "Shutdown, Update and Shutdown, Update and Restart, Restart" I had to manually click Update and Restart to finish the process. Since you can restart and shutdown computers silently. I figured there was a way to "Update and Restart" them silently. That is what I am looking to do.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        In the GPO for the servers, are you telling them to install the updates and wait for a reboot? or are you telling the servers to notify and allow the local user to decide when to install?

                        I'm guessing the former.

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender said:

                          In the GPO for the servers, are you telling them to install the updates and wait for a reboot? or are you telling the servers to notify and allow the local user to decide when to install?

                          I'm guessing the former.

                          I am choosing "4 - Auto download and schedule the install" which downloads them and schedules the install in the early AM. Sometimes it reboots them automatically and sometimes it doesnt. I am not sure why that happens

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                          • alexntgA
                            alexntg @IRJ
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                            @IRJ said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            In the GPO for the servers, are you telling them to install the updates and wait for a reboot? or are you telling the servers to notify and allow the local user to decide when to install?

                            I'm guessing the former.

                            I am choosing "4 - Auto download and schedule the install" which downloads them and schedules the install in the early AM. Sometimes it reboots them automatically and sometimes it doesnt. I am not sure why that happens

                            Are users still logged in?

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ @alexntg
                              last edited by

                              @alexntg said:

                              @IRJ said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              In the GPO for the servers, are you telling them to install the updates and wait for a reboot? or are you telling the servers to notify and allow the local user to decide when to install?

                              I'm guessing the former.

                              I am choosing "4 - Auto download and schedule the install" which downloads them and schedules the install in the early AM. Sometimes it reboots them automatically and sometimes it doesnt. I am not sure why that happens

                              Are users still logged in?

                              Maybe, but not active. No one really works outside of business hours here.

                              The thing is I issue reboot commands, and the PC reboots but the updates still dont install.

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                              • alexntgA
                                alexntg
                                last edited by alexntg

                                Have you started issuing deadlines for updates?

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