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Hello everyone,
I might be saying something wrong, so please feel free to correct me if I am.
I seem to recall that in version 2.5, you could still manually launch updates on the PC? Very handy for laptops that were taken outside and could still update themselves.

Now it seems that this is blocked by rules in the registry, specifically at the policy level.

Is there a solution?

Thanks in advance,
Guillaume

Any ideas?

guigeek wrote: ↑March 6, 2025 - 8:23 AM
It seems to me that in version 2.5 you could still manually launch updates on the PC? Very practical for laptops that went outside and could still update themselves.

If that were the case, it was a bug; indeed, Wapt stops the Windows Update service and restarts it on demand, so the update cannot be done manually

Hi Guillaume and Simon,

could this be related to the "Dual scan" feature that we've "better" disabled? For your information, Microsoft's "Dual scan" **by default** allows a managed WSUS client (or other) to download KBs from the Microsoft Updates website that are also provided by its WSUS server. This saves bandwidth on the WSUS server, but it's a bit strange in terms of data flow.

We handled this scenario a bit better in version 2.6 by forcing the connection through the WAPT server or secondary repositories, which may have indirectly eliminated this usage you had in version 2.5...

Is your WAPT server accessible from workstations in the field or not (DMZ)? With version 2.6 and client certificate security, it's possible to put the WAPT server directly on the internet without having to configure additional security settings (but double-check the WADS configuration first).

Best regards,

Denis

Thanks for the feedback!
No, our WAPT server is only accessible internally, which is why we'd like the mobile devices that go out into the field to be able to update automatically when there are security updates.
I'm not sure what the best solutions are for this.
At one point, I started developing a script that modified the agent's configuration based on its IP address, but I didn't find that solution ideal.
Thanks for your feedback.
Have a good day.