Windows Updates Status (Powershell) sensor error

Modified on 2025-06-10 16:28:52 +0200

This is the error message from the sensor:

Connecting to remote server xxx failed with the following error message : Access is denied. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.

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Hi dineshravee,

Thank you for the post.

Which specific Sensor do you use? In general, the error messages says that the credentials you are using are invalid. Therefore, please double check whether the credentials used are valid and whether they have appropriate access rights.

Thank you in advance!

Best Regards,
Moritz Heller
Paessler Support Team

Apr, 2019 - Permalink

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