Quote:Reports about problems with WSUS Sync started to appear shortly after Microsoft released security updates for Windows systems earlier this week. Users flocked to sites like Reddit to vent their frustration and potentially find a solution for the issue.

Windows Server Update Services Synchronization enables centralized management of Microsoft updates. It gives system administrators control over update deployment to Windows devices. In other words, it is an essential tool for keeping Windows devices up to date and installing the latest security updates on them.

The default configuration has WSUS sync with the Microsoft Update server once a day. It downloads metadata from the server so that the latest available updates and changes are reflected on the administrator's side.

The error log may show errors such as "A connection attempt failed" or "The operation has timed out" on affected systems. On sites like Reddit, administrators are asking questions like "Is anyone having synchronization issues with their WSUS server?".

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