Firewall whitelist for Windows Update
Posted by jpluimers on 2020/08/14
In the end, this list worked on a Fritz!Box, but I still do not know which other subdomains and protocols they silently let pass:
windowsupdate.microsoft.com
*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
*.update.microsoft.com
*.windowsupdate.com
download.windowsupdate.com
download.microsoft.com
*.download.windowsupdate.com
test.stats.update.microsoft.com
ntservicepack.microsoft.com
update.microsoft.com
*.update.microsoft.com
*.download.microsoft.com
windowsupdate.com
wustat.windows.com
login.live.com
mp.microsoft.com
*.mp.microsoft.com
www.update.microsoft.com
support.microsoft.com
www.msftconnecttest.com
Some source materials:
- First try:
- Later tries:
–jeroen
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| windowsupdate.microsoft.com | |
| *.windowsupdate.microsoft.com | |
| *.update.microsoft.com | |
| *.windowsupdate.com | |
| download.windowsupdate.com | |
| download.microsoft.com | |
| *.download.windowsupdate.com | |
| test.stats.update.microsoft.com | |
| ntservicepack.microsoft.com | |
| update.microsoft.com | |
| *.update.microsoft.com | |
| *.download.microsoft.com | |
| windowsupdate.com | |
| wustat.windows.com | |
| login.live.com | |
| mp.microsoft.com | |
| *.mp.microsoft.com |
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