Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Automatic Updates
Windows Server 2012 can be configured to download and install updates automatically using Automatic Windows Updates. With this option enabled, Windows Server 2012 checks for updates, downloads them, and applies them automatically on a schedule. The administrator can just have the updates downloaded, but not installed, to give the administrator more control over when they are installed. Windows Update can also download and install recommended updates, which is new for Windows Server 2012.
When the Windows Server 2012 OS is installed, Windows Update is not configured and, the Server Manager Security Information section shows the Windows Update as Not Configured. This can be an insecure configuration, as security updates will not ...
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