{"id":386,"date":"2020-03-27T16:39:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.van-daag.nl\/?p=386"},"modified":"2020-03-27T16:39:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:39:47","slug":"enable-windows-update-features-on-demand-and-turn-windows-features-on-or-off-in-wsus-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/van-daag.nl\/?p=386","title":{"rendered":"Enable Windows Update \u201cFeatures on Demand\u201d and \u201cTurn Windows features on or off\u201d in WSUS Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I Found this website very usefull and searched long for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-tech-journal\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UnpmrBI1K6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stephenwagner.com\/2018\/10\/08\/enable-windows-update-features-on-demand-and-turn-windows-features-on-or-off-in-wsus-environments\/\">Enable Windows Update &#8220;Features on Demand&#8221; and &#8220;Turn Windows features on or off&#8221; in WSUS Environments<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Enable Windows Update &#8220;Features on Demand&#8221; and &#8220;Turn Windows features on or off&#8221; in WSUS Environments&#8221; &#8212; The Tech Journal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stephenwagner.com\/2018\/10\/08\/enable-windows-update-features-on-demand-and-turn-windows-features-on-or-off-in-wsus-environments\/embed\/#?secret=CR6CQrtqtm#?secret=UnpmrBI1K6\" data-secret=\"UnpmrBI1K6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are running Microsoft Windows in a domain environment with WSUS configured, you may notice that you\u2019re not able to install some FODs (Features on Demand), or use the \u201cTurn Windows features on or off\u201d. This will stop you from installing things like the RSAT tools, .NET Framework, Language Speech packs, etc\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may see \u201cfailure to download files\u201d, \u201ccannot download\u201d, or errors like \u201c0x800F0954\u201d when running DISM to install packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To resolve this, you need to modify your domain\u2019s group policy settings to allow your workstations to query Windows Update servers for additional content. The workstations will still use your WSUS server for approvals, downloads, and updates, however in the event content is not found, it will query Windows Update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enable download of \u201cOptional features\u201d directly from Windows Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the group policy editor on your domain<\/li><li>Create a new GPO, or modify an existing one. Make sure it applies to the computers you\u2019d like<\/li><li>Navigate to \u201cComputer Configuration\u201d, \u201cPolicies\u201d, \u201cAdministrative Templates\u201d, and then \u201cSystem\u201d.<\/li><li>Double click or open \u201cSpecify settings for optional component installation and component repair\u201d<\/li><li>Make sure \u201cNever attempt to download payload from Windows Update\u201d is NOT checked<\/li><li>Make sure \u201cDownload repair content and optional features directly from Windows Update instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)\u201d IS checked.<\/li><li>Wait for your GPO to update, or run \u201cgpupdate \/force\u201d on the workstations.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please see an example of the configuration below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stephenwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EnableWUDownload.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stephenwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EnableWUDownload-1024x683.png?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2197\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download repair content and optional features directly from Windows Update instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should now be able to download\/install RSAT, .NET, Speech language packs, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I Found this website very usefull and searched long for this. 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