I created a computer group in WSUS for testing. How will the approval of updates be done as I have two groups of computers? I am assuming that I will approve updates for the test group when updates come out on Patch Tuesday. Then I would search updates for approved updates highlight all and approve for the main group (which contains the rest of my networked computers) re-approving them. Is this correct or best workflow?
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WSUS Workflow for computer groups approval
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Susan Bradley
ManagerWay 1 is manual as you’ve listed above
You can also set up a rule to auto approve security only (and only security updates) for your test group.
https://www.ajtek.ca/ I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend that program to tame your WSUS.
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