Windows Update Agent Health

The Windows Update Agent Health check verifies that the Windows Update agent on a device is still installing updates. It evaluates when an update was last installed successfully and whether automatic updates are disabled by policy. It does not count pending updates; use the System Updates check for that (see System Updates). It runs only on Windows (x64 and ARM64), locally through the octoja agent, every 60 minutes by default. Linux and macOS are not supported.

Prerequisites

• You need the Monitoring Check Management permission.
• The agent runs as Local System; there is nothing to set up on the device.

Steps

1. Go to Devices and open the device.
2. Click the Checks tab → Add Check → Windows Update Agent Health.
3. Adjust the thresholds and Alert if automatic updates are disabled if needed.
4. Click Add Check.

To assign the check to many devices at once, use a config package.

Settings

If the warning value is higher than the error value, the check swaps the two values before evaluating.

Results

If several rows apply, the worst status wins.

The result also shows Last search, the last successful search for updates. This value is displayed only and does not affect the status.

Notes

• The check reads the update history and registry values. It does not start its own update search.
• If an octoja patch policy has taken over automatic updates on the device, the check does not warn about disabled automatic updates for that reason.

See also: Set up alerts for a check