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Figure 2-2. Automatic Updates Control Panel
If your company pushes software updates from an
Typically, WSUS clients are set to install all critical updates at a time specified by the WSUS administrator. The Automatic Update control panel on the client system can be locked to enforce this policy. If the control panel on your system is locked, you must ask the WSUS administrator for permission to modify your update policies.
After you configure Automatic Updates, the utility starts downloading updates in the background. When it displays an icon indicating that updates are ready to install, you can click the icon (Figure
Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process