Windows 7 Permissions for installing Adobe Reader and Flash Updates

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Is it possible to give users the permissions in a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain to install Adobe Reader and Flash Updates on their Windows 7 machines? Or are they just stuck with calling on the administrator to install them all the time?

Best Answer

Yes, if you use System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) to publish the updates via WSUS/SCCM.

Then Configure Automatic Updates to Allow Non-administrators to Receive Update Notifications using Group Policy. Limited users will see the updates as below. If you use Automatic Updates scheduling, these updates will install as normal, without user interaction.

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Without SCUP/WSUS, you could publish the update to install on start up, with Group Policy, which would use the system's credentials to perform the install.