Review Updates

When Update Services receives information about a newly released update that applies to computers on the network, it places the update in the Waiting for Review node of the Update Services snap-in. Whether the update is one that is automatically approved or whether it must be manually approved, it is placed in Waiting for Review.

With the number of updates available for download, reviewing every update that is released could become difficult to manage. Update Services provides powerful help for managing updates by displaying only the updates that apply to at least one of the computers on your network. If an update is released that does not apply to any computers on your network, Update Services does not display the update. This reduces the number of updates that you need to manage.

Review updates

To review updates that are automatically approved or that require manual approval, you can use the Waiting for Review node of the Update Services snap-in.

To review pending updates

  1. Click Start, and then click Server Management.

  2. In the console pane of the Server Management console, click Review Pending Updates.

  3. On the Updates Waiting for Review page, click the update that you want to review, and then click View Details and Approve. Alternatively, you can right-click the update that you want to review, and then click View Details and Approve from the pop-up menu. The Update Details dialog appears.

  4. Read the details for the update in Details.

  5. After you review the update, click Close to close the Update Details dialog.

See Also

Concepts

Managing Update Services
Overview
Update Services Home Page
Approve Updates
Decline Updates
Monitor Update Services
Troubleshooting