ARCHIVED: After running Get Connected, how do I configure my computer to use Windows Automatic Update instead of the IU Windows Update server?
Running Get
Connected for Windows configures your computer to use the Indiana University Microsoft Update Service (msupdate.iu.edu
) to identify and install critical operating system updates.
UITS recommends using the IU Microsoft Update Service as a quick and effective way to secure your Windows computer. The service automatically installs patches and updates for Windows and supported Microsoft software.
The IU service provides the same updates offered by Microsoft's Windows Automatic Update, but since the IU service is hosted on the IU network, its patches will download faster than patches you download from the Microsoft service. However, if you want to use Windows Automatic Update instead, you can make this change after you've completed the Get Connected process:
- In Windows 8.x or 10, press
Win-q
, and then select . Alternatively, in Desktop view, move the mouse to the bottom right corner of the screen, then select , and then .In Windows 7 or Vista, from the
menu, select either , or and then . - Click .
- Find and double-click .
- From the uninstall menu, scroll down to "Windows Update Server", and then select .
- Click .
- For this change to take effect, restart your computer.
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Last modified on 2023-09-20 10:55:26.