If we open this policy, we can enable it and specify the location of the WSUS server. The first one is “Specify intranet Microsoft update service location”. There are few important policies we need to configure to be able to connect to and download updates from the local update server. In Editor, we will navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.Īs we can see, using Group Policy we can manage almost all of the same settings that we can manage in the Windows Update console. So, we will open Group Policy Editor by entering gpedit.msc in our search bar. As we know, WSUS server resides locally within our network and allows us to connect to it from our client without having to go through the Internet to get updates. Key terms: group policy editor, Windows Update, Windows 7, configurationīy default, each Windows client contacts the Microsoft servers on Internet for updates. We can use local group policies to connect our Windows 7 to the Windows Server Update Services server and download updates from it. Prerequisites: you have to know what are updates and what is WSUS. Objectives: Learn how to use Group Policy Editor to configure updates in Windows 7.

Updates managed by system administrator