Configure Windows Update on a Windows VPS

Security patches matter on a Windows VPS. This guide complements Initial setup for Windows Update without surprises.

📋 Prerequisites

• Windows VPS with admin access (RDP); see Connect via RDP.

Open Windows Update

Settings → Windows Update, or run ms-settings:windowsupdate.

Automatic updates

• Enable Download updates in the background.
• Set active hours outside production (e.g. 02:00–06:00).
• Enable Restart as soon as possible when no users are logged on (if appropriate).

PowerShell (optional)

Check service status:

PowerShell
Get-Service wuauserv, UsoSvc | Select-Object Name, Status, StartType

Lancer une recherche manuelle :

PowerShell
UsoClient StartScan

Before rebooting

• Back up critical data and databases.
• Notify RDP users on shared servers.
• Verify services (IIS, SQL) after reboot.

Stay patched! 🚀