Updating machines through one machine

[Widjaja]

Is there a way to update a set of machines through one machine instead of each machine downloading windows updates?

 

[Frizz]

Is there a way to update a set of machines through one machine instead of each machine downloading windows updates?

there is re-imaging but I don't know how long that sort of process will take whether longer or shorter..

 

[twilyth]

If you did that, how would MS know that each version of windows you want to update is legit? Also, there will be small differences between machines in terms of updates unless they are identical - driver updates for example.

You can certainly let several machines connect through one particular machine, but since each one needs to be validated and may have slightly different dl packages, I don't see any way to dl just what you need to one machine and then have it be distributed to it's client machines.

Maybe in an enterprise environment. MS might have server software that can do something like that, but I doubt they're going to let you do it under any consumer version of windows.

 

[streetfighter 2]

Windows Server Update Services

That what you want?

 

[Widjaja]

Looks like WSUS will do the job.

Looks like I will have to log every machine on each time though....yay

This is for an internet cafe.