Security Update Reboots

What the heck is going on?

When my servers install security updates by using the automatic update
client, they reboot after each install of a patch!

with the current updates issued this month by MS that are at least 5
reboots!

When I install them manually, they install all at once and require only
one reboot...

did I miss something, or is this a new "feature" of WSUS?!?

TIA
Lyndon

Hey folks

I just got an answer on a ms web discussion forum...

It seems that the described reboot behaviour happens when using the
deadlines feature in WSUS!

And that is indeed the case in my situation.

Lyndon wrote:
> What the heck is going on?
>
> When my servers install security updates by using the automatic update
> client, they reboot after each install of a patch!
>
> with the current updates issued this month by MS that are at least 5
> reboots!
>
> When I install them manually, they install all at once and require only
> one reboot...
>
> did I miss something, or is this a new "feature" of WSUS?!?
>
> TIA
> Lyndon