Windows Server core Windows update

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I want to run Windows update on a Server core instance however I cant see an option to manually select the updates I want to install using the sconfig menu. The only options I can see are to automatically install all updates or manually install all updates, am I correct in thinking there is no option to pick and choose individual updates as you can in a full GUI version of Windows Server instance?

 

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Looking on this page http://blog.zwiegnet.com/windows-server/install-windows-updates-on-server-2012-core/

if you select to check for all updates it then shows a list of available updates and you can then select the ones you want to install or install them all

 

Thanks mojorisin for the link.

jk2447 have you installed updates like this before?

 

I only want to deploy those updates that have a status of "critical updates" and "security updates" do you know if there is a quick way to select those after the search displays all the available updates?

 

Sorry I haven't played with Core for a while but I have to ask, how many servers are you talking about here? Would it not make sense to perhaps look at implementing WSUS for easier Patch Management?

 

I need to run these updates on 3 specific servers in a remote location, I will be suggesting WSUS as the long term solution as we use WSUS for patching in the non-remote sites.