# Manage Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in WSUS 3.0

DevFeed: [Manage Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in WSUS 3.0](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/manage-windows-8-1-and-windows-server-2012-r2-in-wsus-3-0-27605.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2014/01/manage-windows-8-1-and-windows-server-2012-r2-in-wsus-3-0/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2014-01-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [active-directory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/active-directory.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/run.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>), [wsus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wsus.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to making Windows 8.1 clients work with WSUS 3.0 on Windows Server 2008. It describes installing two Microsoft updates, reindexing the WSUS database, and running the Server Cleanup Wizard so clients can report and receive updates.

## Source excerpt

After connecting few computers with Windows 8.1 to domain we found that these computers are not recognized or recognized as Windows 6.3 (which is true) on WSUS 3.0 running on Windows Server 2008. The bad thing was that they can't properly report to WSUS and get updates from it. I found that there are two updates that have to be installed (but they're not working without additional steps): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720211 external link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734608 external link After installation of second update there are two additional steps that have to be performed to get WSUS working: