Do the monthly security upadtes released for windows server (often patched by WSUS) go through change control at your companies? Is this common or unneccesary?

Hello, i don't know what you mean with change control but you should always test them on lab systems BEFORE applying to production machines.Best regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Hello, i don't know what you mean with change control but you should always test them on lab systems BEFORE applying to production machines. Best regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Sorry I meant change management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_management

I suggest you go to WSUS forum for asking. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/threadsJeff Ren TechNet Community Support beneficial to other community members reading the thread.