Here we explains how to add/list Windows update sites as trusted sites.

List of Windows Update sites for Windows Server, 10, 8, 7

  • https://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
  • http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
  • https://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
  • https://*.update.microsoft.com
  • http://*.update.microsoft.com
  • https://*.windowsupdate.com
  • https://download.windowsupdate.com
  • https://download.microsoft.com
  • https://*.download.windowsupdate.com

How to add trusted sites in Internet explorer ?

Open Internet Explorer -> Click “Tools” menu (Alt + X) 

Select “Internet Options” from the list

Go to “Security” tab and click “Trusted sites”

Now you can see a button named “Sites”, click it.

Here you can add websites as shown in the image.

If you want to add non https sites to the list (for eg: http://update.microsoft.com), then remove tick mark from the check box “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone”.

Now you have added trusted sites, Click the close button.