

Is it just me or are the server 2016 updates just slow?! I had updated all the 2008r ones in about an hour, yet the 2016 servers took the best part of a day to update and install!Ī customer runs a range of Windows servers, from Windows Server 2008 R2, through Windows Server 2012 / R2, to Windows Server 2016, where it is noticeable that Windows Server 2016 is extremely slow to install updates.

This thread at Microsoft Technet forum from July 2017 describes the dilemma, admins are facing:Ī client has a collection of servers that are running 2008r2, 20 For several months now, Microsoft's Answers forums have seen frustrated administrators complaining about extremely slow updates to Windows Server 2016. I came across this topic by chance and did some research.
