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Configuring Windows client computers to get updates from the WSUS server

Now it is time to configure the (industrial zone) clients to start pulling updates from the newly-built WSUS server. The configuration for this is done via a group policy. In cases where a full domain is set up, the changes would be done in the Domain Controller's group policy editor and then pushed down to the clients. The following instructions detail how this is achieved without a domain using the client's Local Group Policy Editor:

On the client computer, open Local Group Policy Editor. Open the Run box and type gpedit.msc.
Navigate to Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Windows Updates:

Configure the Configure Automatic Updates setting:
1. Check the ...

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