Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) is a tool for managing and distributing critical Windows patches that resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. SUS will allow OIT staff to release tested and approved patches to the campus community. Given the recent release by Microsoft of several critical security patches it is important that all Windows machines running Windows 2000 or higher receive the SUS settings. SUS will only work from within the UMBC campus.

When new critical Windows security patches are released by Microsoft, OIT will test and release them for distribution to UMBC owned machines from our SUS server. Each morning at 3:00am Windows machines running SUS will check for new patches and install them. If your machine is turned off at that hour it will check again 10 minutes after your next logon.

To enable SUS Automatic Windows Updating at UMBC, download the following file.
AutoUpdate.exe

Open up to where you saved the file, then double click the file. When the prompt comes up, click Yes to add the keys to the registry. You are now configured for the SUS Automatic Windows Updating at UMBC.