Peter mattson
Posted 6 years ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
My Server download limit per month is fairly limited and with all the Windows/Antivirus/Malware/Firewall etc upgrading required it all eats away at my allowance.
As I am running two Computers on a simple home network through a router, is there any way of downloading just once for each upgrade to feed both computers? As these files feed straight to the program concerned I cannot save them to manually transfer. I'm probably missing something very simple here I know, but what is it?
Would appreciate some guidance.
Gordon Drennan
Posted 6 years ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: Networking Windows security upgrades etc
You aren't doing it wrong. Microsoft deliberately does it the way it does, of forcing each Windows PC to check with the Microsoft site, to make sure users running pirated copies of Windows can't get updates.
Microsoft does offer Windows Server Update Services for administrators of large LANs to download security updates to their server and make them available from there to each client PC. But you don't have a server to run it on.
Barry Walker
Posted 6 years ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: Networking Windows security upgrades etc
Set MS "automatic update" to notify you of updates but not download them. When you are notified of updates, click on "details" and then "more information" for each update. This will take you to a web page that describes the update and allows you to download it. Sometimes you have to select the correct file for your operating system. You may have to validate your copy of Windows. Save the file to a known location on your hard disk, then run it. If your download folder is shared you can also use it to update your second computer.
It's a bit tedious but should work OK for you.
Erik
Posted 6 years ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: Networking Windows security upgrades etc
As well as previous post you could also download from Microsoft the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and this way you can download each required update to a shared folder. Run the MSBA program on both PC's after you install each update to check you haven't missed anything. Same as the last post said "it's a bit tedious but should work OK for you."
Cheers
Erik
