Install Windows Server Updates, without a GUI! You'll never patch the same way again!
Channel: SW The Tech Journal
Date: 2022-01-17

Here's how you can patch your servers using "sconfig" and the Command Prompt! It's that easy, and yes it supports WSUS (Windows Server Update Services). Read more below!

Blog Post: https://www.stephenwagner.com/2022/01/21/windows-server-windows-update-using-cli-command-prompt-and-sconfig/

Using "sconfig" (Server Configuration) is the method used to manually update Windows Server Core instances that do not have a GUI, but it also works on normal Windows Server instances that do have a GUI. Sometimes it just feels better to work without all those fancy graphical windows :)0

To run Windows Update using the CLI (using Command Prompt):
1. Open elevated Administrative Command Prompt
2. Run "sconfig" (without quotations)
3. Choose option 6 for "Download and Install Updates"
4. Follow the prompts 


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