SOLVED Configure Automatic Updates - Group policy for updates

[RG38]

I am wondering what people set for "Configure Automatic Updates" in group policy. I recently started in a new environment and I see that this policy is set to enabled with a schedule of every Sunday even though I use sccm to push out updates. Updates are going out from sccm and can see they are getting patched through the sccm console. I have read people saying if you disable this you have to update the Windows update agent manually. How would you do that I have never seen an "agent update" in sccm software updates. Is it ok to leave this enabled when I push updates with sccm? Will that policy override my maintenance windows? thanks

 

[Sam Banford]

It's recommended to not do any WUA configuration via Group Policy. If you're bringing SCCM into an existing AD environment that had a functioning WSUS using GP you should disable/remove any settings that were being pushed. If you don't it will interferre with SCCM's ability to manage software updating.

Having said that, after you've configured software updates through SCCM you will notice on client systems that some settings will be configured. The SCCM client is doing this and these are not so much Group Policy as they are Local Policy.

 

[Edy]

use the GPO to disable configure automatic updates. Let sccm handles the update. Well thats what i have in my environment at the moment.