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  • Samstag, 29. Dezember 2012 02:48
     
     
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    Should WSUS work for Windows RT devices, or are there plans to allow it to work?

    The WSUS options has "Windows RT" listed in the products to synchronise, but no updates seem to get found.

    I can add the registry keys for my WSUS server to a Windows RT device and the device will register with the server, but it never actually communicates to report its status.

    I saw the Q&A for Nov2012 saying that Windows RT devices wouldn't work with WSUS and needed to be updated from Microsoft Updates, but that's really undesirable if you have a lot of devices wanting to download updates from the internet... that's the whole point of WSUS!

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/p/november-2012-security-bulletin-q-a.aspx

    So why can't we use WSUS to update Windows RT, and if it will never be supported why is it an option to even sync it in WSUS?

     

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  • Samstag, 29. Dezember 2012 04:29
     
     
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    sounds like you've already found your answer, although i agree, it should be supported at some point and maybe that's why it's available under the products section, it might be in the works

    while this might all be pointless right now but since you managed to get RT to show up in your WSUS console, maybe you can force it to report in to the server: wuauclt.exe /detectnow /register /reportnow (elevated cmd prompt)

     
  • Samstag, 29. Dezember 2012 04:32
     
     
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    It's been a product in WSUS for a few months now. Possibly it just shows all the products in the catalogue it downloads regardless if it can support them or not.

    I've already tried every trick I can to force the clients to update (including the one you mentioned), but they just don't. The windowsupdate.log "looks" mostly ok, but it just won't play. I guess it's a hard-coded thing in RT.

     
  • Sonntag, 30. Dezember 2012 06:45
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    I can't say exactly if or when this will be supported, but watch the System Center and WSUS blogs for further details. That's all I can say for now, sorry!

    Thanks,
    Ben Herila

    PM | Windows Server

     
  • Montag, 14. Januar 2013 07:03
     
     
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    I can't say exactly if or when this will be supported, but watch the System Center and WSUS blogs for further details. That's all I can say for now, sorry!

    Thanks,
    Ben Herila

    PM | Windows Server


    Hi, I live in Greenland - data communication wise everything here is a bit different. We are about 50,000 people on an area greater than one fourth of United States. Every Megabyte from the internet is attached with a certain cost to it. We use Microsoft WSUS and Apple SUS extensively!!! So saying WSUS might or might not be supported is like saying to us "Don't ever buy that thing - you might end up paying 10 times its initial cost in updates" Just the updates from preview to full version of the Office RT products costs here about $350 in data. And - please don't give me a song about changing to another ISP - At 50,000 people scattered on an area of this size ......... WSUS or no WSUS - without a straight answer no one up here are going to buy. Best regards Michael Williams Microsoft certied and supporter since the 80'ties
     
  • Montag, 14. Januar 2013 08:44
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    Thanks for your feedback. I certainly understand and apologize for the inconvenience and expense of updating Windows RT devices without WSUS available. Bringing support to WSUS is something we are definitely looking at and prioritizing along with our other work items, but it's not as simple as flipping a switch. There are a number of challenges that we need to overcome before we can offer support for Windows RT. Here are just a few examples:

    • Windows RT devices can't be joined to a domain. Is it practical to go around to each computer and update its group policy to allow it to find your WSUS server?
    • We also need to consider where Windows RT devices are being used. Are people going to be bringing these devices into their workplaces and connecting them to their workplace networks to download and install updates? Or are RT devices more typically used on-the-go and it is too risky to leave the machines unpatched for long?
    • Is WSUS the right solution, or are there other more preferable solutions such as downloading updates from a local, less expensive source? (such as your local library or even another Windows RT device on your LAN)

    Once we have identified and agreed on the preferred solution, we still must engineer the feature and make sure it adheres to all of Microsoft's quality control standards, such as the CEC, for both Windows RT and Windows Server. It's a somewhat long process. And, at the same time, there are many other customer issues that we are working hard to resolve, a few of which you can read about on other threads in this WSUS forum.

    I think it may be worth mentioning that the networking team did implement a number of features designed to limit bandwidth consumption on metered networks. You can read their blog on it here- http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/20/engineering-windows-8-for-mobility.aspx

    We (the WSUS team) will post an update when we know more.

    Thanks again!

    P.S. I am the Program Manager for WSUS and Server Core, so you've found the right person at Microsoft. That means the first battle (finding the right person) is over :-)