
The demos in this guide are going to use Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine. A Windows 7 SP1+ or Windows Server 2008 R2+ computer preferably that’s way behind on patching.If you’d like to follow along with the steps in this tutorial, be sure you have the following: In this tutorial, you’re going to learn how to patch an offline computer with the WSUS Offline Update tool to become an offline-patching master! Prerequisites The WSUS Offline Update tool, or what some call WSUSOffline, is a handy (and free) utility that downloads updates on an Internet-connected computer, packages up all necessary updates, and provides a way to install that package via offline media. If you have offline Windows computers, it’s time to automate the process as much as possible with the WSUS Offline Update tool!

Managing patches is never fun, especially for offline Windows computers. Managing Windows Updates is a task every IT pro has probably done in their career.
