cant search for windows updates on host

[robertw]

hi all,

atm i have a wsus server and i have all my computers in the OU pointing to my wsus server eg http://wsus:8530 but when i come to checking what updates are available to my host by right clicking > windows updates > check for available updates i get this error

ROBW-WIN 09/13/2016 12:50:47> -102: Failed to execute the search. HRESULT: -2145107940

how do i resolve this please

ps if this works i want to do away with the wsus server and use batchpatch

many thanks,

rob

ps i can reboot and send a message to the user on the machine so batchpatch works, just the windows update doesnt

[robertw]

i have turned on the wsus server and now i get this mesage

ROBW-WIN 09/13/2016 13:26:30> -106G: Update search completed with errors: -2145124338

[doug]

-102: Failed to execute the search. HRESULT: -2145107940

The above -102 error indicates that the target computer’s Windows Update Agent had a problem when it tried to connect to the WSUS server. This has nothing to do with BatchPatch. The -2145107940 is a Windows Update error code that translates to:

0x8024401C WU_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT Same as HTTP status 408 – the server timed out waiting for the request.

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-106G: Update search completed with errors: -2145124338

This error and its resolution are explained here:

Windows Update: Error 1611: -106

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Since you are looking to retire your WSUS, then you don’t even need to bother with resolving the -106G error. Instead, you can do one of the following two things:

1. In BatchPatch go to ‘Tools > Settings > Windows Update’ and change the ‘Server Selection’ to ‘Windows Update.’ This setting will tell BatchPatch to have target computers search for updates against Microsoft’s public server instead of your local WSUS.

2. Change your group policy setting that currently has your OU computers pointing to your local WSUS. You would need to remove the policy for ‘Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Specify intranet Microsoft update service location’ Once this is done, if you leave BatchPatch in the same configuration as before with ‘Server Selection’ set to ‘Default/Managed’ then when you check for updates, the target host will go to Microsoft’s public server instead of your local WSUS.

-Doug

[robertw]

firgured it out

https://s11.postimg.org/q9s1kthc3/batchpatch.png

once done that went actions > windows updates > opt-in to get all the microsft updates

another question

when i do a serach for updates on the host it doesnt pick up the anniversary update ?

[robertw]

ooops didnt read your post as figured it out but i cant see the windows 10 anniversary update when searching for updates on the host, why is this

it does office, windows 10 but doesnt give me the anniversary one

[doug]

At the time of this writing it appears that Microsoft is only allowing the anniversary update to be installed either through WSUS or directly at the computer by the interactive user. I suspect that at some point they will change this policy, but for now it seems to be how it is. Also, they are pushing the update slowly, so not all computers are currently receiving it through the normal Windows Update channel. It has been reported that Microsoft expects to deliver the update over the course of multiple months. Many Microsoft customers are currently not even presented with the option to apply the anniversary update through Windows Update directly.

-Doug

[robertw]

doug you have been of great help many thanks,

so i imagine when the anniversay update comes out there will be a new version of batchpatch for the anniversary update?

like for WSUS there is a tick box under products for the windows 10 annivesary

[doug]

For all other -102 HRESULT values, please see batchpatch-error-102-failed-to-execute-the-search-hresult-xxxxxxxxxx

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