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  • 1.  May Windows Server 2016 Servicing Stack Update Issue (KB4494440)

    Posted May 17, 2019 03:11 PM

    Last night we updated our development environment and all of our Windows Server 2016 systems installed the latest SSU KB4494440 and then did stopped. 

    No reboot (which it's supposed to per our Software Update Policy), not did it continue installing the latest CU so in the morning all of them were partially complete.

    The log shows a few SoftwareUpdateAgent entries showing "FinishedApplyingUpdates - reboot not required" aaaaaaand that's it.  

    Just created a support case to figure this out but hoping someone else has seen this and has an answer.  



  • 2.  RE: May Windows Server 2016 Servicing Stack Update Issue (KB4494440)

    Posted May 17, 2019 04:11 PM

    Ah answered my own question.

    The SSU is a pre-requisite for the monthly CU and does not require a reboot. 

    In addition, our Software Update Policy is set to install updates at a specific point in time.

    So turns out the only update that was "found" by our 2016 agents is the SSU which it faithfully applied and because a reboot was not required (SUP is set to reboot only when needed by an update) that was all that happened.  

    Now to figure out how to trigger the SSU to install and immediately after install the CU without having to wait for the patch assessment and the SMP to do its filter updates.