====== WSUS IIS Optimization ======

According to a [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/windows-server-update-services-best-practices|Microsoft article]], IIS needs some specific optimization to better run WSUS. 

  * Open IIS Manager (under Administrative tools)
  * Select **Application Pools** on the left
  * Right click on **WSUS Pool** and select **Advanced Settings**
  * Change the settings of the table below
  * Recycle the **WSUS Pool**

^  Setting name  ^  New value  ^
|Queue Length                      |2000 (up from default of 1000)   |
|Idle Time-out (minutes)           |0 (down from the default of 20)   |
|Ping Enabled                      |False (from default of True)   |
|Private Memory Limit (KB)         |0 (unlimited, up from the default of 1,843,200 KB)   |
|Regular Time Interval (minutes)   |0 (to prevent a recycle, and modified from the default of 1740)   |