Quick WSUS Note

Just a quick note. Have you noticed that your WSUS server is showing a significant spike in CPU usage? Is the w3wp.exe process hosting the WsusPool gobbling up all your server’s memory? Are you seeing client scan failures with 8024401c (timeout) errors in the WindowsUpdate.log? You’re not alone. Apparently Windows 10 1607 updates are the culprit. Hotfixes have been released – check out https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2017/08/18/high-cpuhigh-memory-in-wsus-following-update-tuesdays/.