Microsoft has announced the cessation of its Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), a platform for updating large volumes of Windows devices. While support for current functions will remain, Microsoft is urging businesses to adopt cloud-based updating systems for managing updates on client and server systems.

The phasing out of WSUS was anticipated, following Microsoft’s prior declarations regarding the discontinuation of the service concurrent with the launch of Windows Server 2025. Windows Server 2025, which entered the preview stage on August 13 this year, confirmed the upcoming discontinuation of WSUS driver synchronization soon after its release.

Since its inception in 2005, WSUS has been instrumental for IT managers to orchestrate and channel updates across Microsoft products within expansive corporate environments that demand regular, regulated updates across numerous Windows devices.

WSUS served as an intermediary, enabling centralized control over update dissemination. This allowed updates from Microsoft’s servers to be managed collectively by administrators rather than having each individual Windows device perform updates independently.

While this service is being discontinued, Microsoft will continue to support current functions for enterprises and keep providing updates via the WSUS channel. All previously released content in this channel will still be accessible.

However, no new features will be introduced to WSUS, and its development will halt.

Microsoft encourages companies to adopt its cloud-based solutions for centralized management of Windows updates. For client devices, this suggests transitioning to Windows Autopatch or Microsoft Intune.

For server management, a switch to Azure Update Manager is advised. Home users of Windows devices, or those using Microsoft Configuration Manager, are not affected by the WSUS discontinuation. Their update mechanisms via Microsoft will remain operational as normal.

This is not the first time that Microsoft has discontinued a business service for Windows and Windows Server this year. In June, the tech giant discontinued NTLM authentication on Windows and Windows servers. Developers were advised to switch to Kerberos or Negotiation authentication to avoid future problems.

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