Recently, while I was configuring the AWIECO RemoteLauncher add-in, I stumbled upon some hidden functionality built into the Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard application. Normally, I have no alerts present in Information and Alerts area of my dashboard. So, imagine my surprise when an Alert flashed up recently.
Double-click on the alert notification to open the ‘Alert Viewer’.
On this occasion, I was presented with a warning that important updates should be installed on my home server. Click on the alert on the left side of the window for more information about the alert. For this alert, I was presented an option at the bottom of the window to open Windows Update.
Click the ‘Open Windows Update’ link. This presented me with the Windows Update application for my home server.
Choose the updates you want to install and click OK.
Click Install updates.
Once the updates finish installing, you can restart your server by clicking ‘Restart now’.
Once the server has finished rebooting, restart the Dashboard and check the Information and Alerts area.
I continue to discover new ways to work more efficiently with Windows Home Server. I hope you will too.
Comments about this article are welcomed; but, questions about specific problems you are experiencing are best addressed in the WGS forums. So, please address any issues regarding the Dashboard application and OS updates in the appropriate forum.
