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Solving WSUS - Removing updates without accepting them

Solving WSUS - Removing updates without accepting them

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berke1010
Member
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02-06-2023, 06:31 PM
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I have a WSUS running on Windows Server 2016. When I was setting up the WSUS I didn't select what Products and Classifications that I wanted and it downloaded them all(Over 28,000 updates). I currently have almost 4TB of updates stored on my server. I know I can decline updates and then use the Server Cleanup Wizard but then I would have to manually add those updates in the future by downloading them off the Microsoft catalog site. I was wondering if there was a way to delete all the updates and start another Synchronization to redownload only the updates that I have selected in Products and Classification?
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berke1010
02-06-2023, 06:31 PM #1

I have a WSUS running on Windows Server 2016. When I was setting up the WSUS I didn't select what Products and Classifications that I wanted and it downloaded them all(Over 28,000 updates). I currently have almost 4TB of updates stored on my server. I know I can decline updates and then use the Server Cleanup Wizard but then I would have to manually add those updates in the future by downloading them off the Microsoft catalog site. I was wondering if there was a way to delete all the updates and start another Synchronization to redownload only the updates that I have selected in Products and Classification?

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NightmareB4
Junior Member
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02-07-2023, 04:39 AM
#2
If you are a system admin, PowerShell could be useful.
For instance:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...ic...ver2019-ps
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...e-...ver2019-ps
Start by searching online with relevant keywords.
Example result:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...ic...ver2019-ps
You should probably refine your search as needed.
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NightmareB4
02-07-2023, 04:39 AM #2

If you are a system admin, PowerShell could be useful.
For instance:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...ic...ver2019-ps
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...e-...ver2019-ps
Start by searching online with relevant keywords.
Example result:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po...ic...ver2019-ps
You should probably refine your search as needed.

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shady101
Junior Member
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02-16-2023, 11:26 PM
#3
If you are a system admin, PowerShell could be useful.
For instance:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...ver2019-ps
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...ver2019-ps
Start with searching "powershell get wsus updates" as a basic step.
Adjust your search terms if needed.
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shady101
02-16-2023, 11:26 PM #3

If you are a system admin, PowerShell could be useful.
For instance:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...ver2019-ps
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...ver2019-ps
Start with searching "powershell get wsus updates" as a basic step.
Adjust your search terms if needed.