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Windows updates have historically been a constant annoyance for IT staff. Manual updates were a huge pain, and, while the advent of the Automatic Update feature improved the situation, it brought with it problems of its own. Specifically, Automatic Updates are simply too automatic. Automatic Updates grabs the latest updates, no matter what type, and applies them according to a schedule you set. The feature has no information and makes no judgments about software license agreements (SLAs), buggy updates, or anything else; it simply downloads and applies. While this may be acceptable for most home users, it is woefully inadequate in an enterprise.

A secondary problem with Automatic Updates is that each PC must manually download the updates from Microsoft, which can be quite demanding on your Internet link. Luckily, Microsoft once again comes to the rescue with Windows Server Update Services, otherwise known as WSUS.