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You can allow access to all sites required by Microsoft Windows Updates by setting up some policies in the WebMarshal configuration.
Site Rule: Permit Software Updates When a web request is received For any User And where the URL is a member of 'Software Updates' Permit Access to this site And do not process any further site blocking rules
FileType Rule: Permit Software Update files When a web request is received For any User And where the URL is a member of 'Software Updates' Permit Access to this file And do not process any further file type rules
Windows Update cannot use a proxy that requires account authentication; there is no method to save a credential.
Several possibilities are available to enable automatic updating through a proxy.
To configure default proxy settings, use proxycfg or netsh winhttp (depending on Windows version). See also Microsoft KB 900935.
A previous version of this article was published as: NETIQKB41520
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