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Updating Microsoft Windows
The University of Kansas offers a local mirror (yardbird.home.ku.edu) of critical updates from Microsoft for the Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista operating systems only. Automatic Configuration for Automatic Updates
You can also install these keys automatically by downloading and running our registry patch. Note that this patch also includes a few additional registry keys to set your computer to automatically update at 3 AM and install updates. You may download the patch by clicking here Note: The Automatic Configuration for Automatic Updates is suggested for novice users who want to set their computer to update regularly. Manual Configuration for Automatic Updates
In order to configure Automatic Updates to download from KU, you need to add a few keys to your registry. All of these keys will be placed in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate:
These values are placed in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU:
Reboot and you should check our server for updates whenever your system automatically updates. |
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