13.4.6 Update Management

What does the Windows Update Delivery Optimization function do?

Delivery Optimization provides you with Windows and Store app updates and other Microsoft products. EXPLANATION Delivery Optimization provides you with Windows and Store app updates and other Microsoft products. Clicking Advanced Options from here lets you throttle the bandwidth for downloading and uploading updates, including the monthly limit.

Your Windows system is a member of a domain. Windows Update settings are being controlled through Group Policy. How can you determine whether a specific security update from Windows Update is installed on the computer?

Go to Programs and Features in Control Panel. EXPLANATION To check a computer for a specific update, you click the View update history link in Windows Update. You can also click View installed updates in Programs and Features (both available through the Control Panel).

Dan wants to implement reconnaissance countermeasures to help protect his DNS service. Which of the following actions should he take?

Install patches against known vulnerabilities and clean up out-of-date zones, files, users, and groups. EXPLANATION Installing patches against known vulnerabilities and cleaning up out-of-date zones, files, users, and groups are good DNS reconnaissance countermeasures.

While deploying Windows updates, when would you use the critical update ring?

When deploying updates to important systems (only after the update has been vetted). EXPLANATION The critical deployment ring is for critical machines that you don't want to update until the update has been vetted. These are machines that are critical to the running of your organization or that are running essential projects. You can defer feature updates for up six months and quality improvement updates for up to 30 days.

When deploying Windows updates, when would you use the preview update ring?

When deploying updates to users that want to stay on top of changes. EXPLANATION The preview ring is for those users who want to stay on top of changes and are on the cutting edge. They want to see the latest and greatest. This is called the Windows Insider Program. It allows you to get the most recent updates for your system.

Windows Update for Business (WUfB) lets you keep your devices current with the latest security upgrades and features. Which operating system releases does WUfB support?

Windows 10 EXPLANATION Windows Update for Business allows you to keep Windows 10 devices in an organization current with the latest security upgrades and features. Except for Windows 10 Home, Windows Update for Business can be used with all versions of Windows 10.

Which of the following tools can you use to troubleshoot and validate Windows updates? (Select three.)

Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Windows Update Troubleshooter PowerShell EXPLANATION You can use PowerShell to look at and compile Windows Update logs. Doing so creates a file that's deposited on to your desktop.

Which of the following are true about Windows Update for Business? (Select three.)

Windows Update for Business provides the latest features for your Windows 10 devices, including security upgrades. Windows Update for Business can be configured with Group Policy, Mobile Device Management, or Systems Center Configuration Manager. Windows Update for Business works with all versions of Windows 10 except Windows 10 Home.

You have a Windows 10 system. You have used the Settings app to access Windows Update. From this location, how long can you pause updates?

7 days When you open the Settings app and navigate to Update & Security > Windows Update, you can pause new updates for a period of 7 days.

What is WindowsUpdate.log?

A log file you can create and save in order to locate errors or problems. EXPLANATION Windows Update Troubleshooter is a tool that analyzes three different services, which are Windows Update Service, Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), and Windows Network Diagnostics Service. This troubleshooter looks for problems, like pending restarts, and helps you to solve them.