You have a computer named Computer1 that is configured to install updates from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Microsoft releases a new Windows update that is not approved in WSUS. You need…

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Options

• AFrom a command prompt, run gpupdate /force /sync.
• BClick Check online for updates from Microsoft Updates, and then check for updates.
• CClear the defer upgrades check box, and then check for updates.
• DFrom Windows PowerShell, run the Get-WindowsUpdateLog cmdlet, and then run the Update-

• A
  10% (2)
• B
  71% (15)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  14% (3)

Explanation

When a computer is configured to receive updates from WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), it only installs updates that an administrator has explicitly approved in WSUS. If an update exists on Microsoft's servers but has not been approved in WSUS, the computer will not install it through the normal WSUS-directed update process. The solution is option B: clicking 'Check online for updates from Microsoft Update' in Windows Update Settings. This option temporarily bypasses WSUS and queries Microsoft's public update servers directly, allowing the user to find and install updates that have not yet been approved in their organization's WSUS. Option A (gpupdate /force) only refreshes Group Policy settings. Option C (clearing defer upgrades) relates to deferring feature updates, not WSUS approval. Option D (Get-WindowsUpdateLog) only retrieves log data and does not install anything.

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