After reading lots of articles I need still clarification about some basic facts:
At first: There is a "normal" built-in Windows Updates service available in ALL Win10 versions.
Beside this "basic" update mechanism there is a so called "WSUS" service.
This is a separate (software) server which handles all Windows Updates for all Windows computers of a company. These depending Windows computers retrieve their Updates not by the built-in Windows Update service but from the inhouse WSUS server.
A WSUS is running on a separate Windows computer which MUST have a Server or Enterprise Edition.
A WSUS Server can NOT be installed (afterwards) on a Windows Pro or Windows Home Computer
Correct so far?
Can depending Win (Pro/Home) computers in LAN decide on demand whether they retrieve Updates from WSUS server OR by themselve? or is it an always-WSUS-server-or-never?
Does the WSUS server architecture described above apply to Windows 7 networks as well?
Do Windows 7 Pro/Home computers work with WSUS servers on Win10 servers as well?
Thank you for confirmation and comments
Peter
At first: There is a "normal" built-in Windows Updates service available in ALL Win10 versions.
Beside this "basic" update mechanism there is a so called "WSUS" service.
This is a separate (software) server which handles all Windows Updates for all Windows computers of a company. These depending Windows computers retrieve their Updates not by the built-in Windows Update service but from the inhouse WSUS server.
A WSUS is running on a separate Windows computer which MUST have a Server or Enterprise Edition.
A WSUS Server can NOT be installed (afterwards) on a Windows Pro or Windows Home Computer
Correct so far?
Can depending Win (Pro/Home) computers in LAN decide on demand whether they retrieve Updates from WSUS server OR by themselve? or is it an always-WSUS-server-or-never?
Does the WSUS server architecture described above apply to Windows 7 networks as well?
Do Windows 7 Pro/Home computers work with WSUS servers on Win10 servers as well?
Thank you for confirmation and comments
Peter