Are you looking for steps to install WSUS on windows server 2019? Here’s how we do it.

Here at Bobcares, we have seen several such Windows related queries as part of our Server Management Services for web hosts and online service providers.

Today we’ll see how to install WSUS on windows server 2019.

Know more about Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

WSUS is abbreviated as Windows Server Update Services. It helps in deploying the latest Microsoft product updates. So you can use WSUS to manage the distribution of updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers on your network.

Moreover, it can help you in Centralize and Automate Update management. In case, if you have a Windows environment then you can avail a lot of benefits ranging from Security to fully automated patches and updates together with more time in your hands.

How to install WSUS on windows server 2019

Now let’s take a look at how our Support Engineers install the WSUS on Windows server 2019.

1. First, we need to go to the Server Manager to begin the installation. Hit the “Windows” key and search for the Server Manager.

After opening it, click on “Add Roles and Features“.

2. Click “Next” on the first page of the “Add Roles and Features Wizard“.

3. Select “Role-based or feature-based-installation” and click “Next“ in the “Select Installation type page“.

4. Now choose the server that you will install WSUS on and click “Next“

5. Next, in the “Select server roles” part check the “Windows Service Update Services” box. Then a pop-up window shows up. Here click “Add Features” then click on “Next”. Then again a pop-up window appears, click on ‘Add Features’ and then hit “Next”. After that, hit “Next” once more.

6. Then on the “Select Role Services” window, click “Next“

7. Now in the “Content Location“ window, you have an option to specify where update packages will be stored. In case, if you have no location then simply uncheck the box and hit “Next“.

After unchecking the box or adding a location, click “Next”.

8. In the next two windows click “Next” and then hit install on the last window. Give some time for the server to install requisite packages. Once the installation completes, reboot the server. Then hit “Install”.

9. Once the installation completes and reboots, you must see the WSUS icon on the “Server Manager“. Clicking on it displays a message “Configuration requires..“. So now, click on More at the far right of the alert which will bring up another window.

On the pop-up window, click the “Launch Post-installation” link. Then it should run for a short time then finish.

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Conclusion

In today’s writeup, we saw how to install WSUS on windows server 2019.