Wsus what is downloading

It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I have just installed wsus role in a windows server. In less than a day wsus is consuming all the disk space GB. In this network there are windows servers from to Is it possible that wsus is downloading unnecessary updates? How does wsus decide to download updates? WSUS downloads updates once they are approved, either automatically via an Automatic Approval rule or manually.

You cannot configure WSUS to automatically download only those updates that the clients report as needed, if you want to do that you have to approve updates manually. I should note that this is not particularly difficult to do and would take only a few minutes each month.

Problem 1: this will approve and download all the superseded updates, e. You will need to go in and decline the superseded updates. Hi Safinmuhammed, Thanks for your time to posting on this forum. In order me research further, please help to confirm the following information: What is the approved updates' classification?

If not, please refer the below picture to confirm: Filter out the approved updates and add the file status option Have you confirm the disk space on the WSUS Server?

If there are any feedback, please remember to inform me in time. Thanks for your cooperation and have a good day. Regards, Rita If the response is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it. In addition, please refer to the below steps to see whether this issue will be resolved or not: Open the CMD as an administrator and print the following commands one by one: net stop bits net stop wuauserv Delete the software distribute folder Then print the following commands on the CMD: net start bits net start wuauserv Scan for updates on the clients manually Hope the above will be helpful.

Related Questions. That way I only approve and download what we actually need. Currently my server only has updates approved. Click on the servername in the left side - it will tell you how much is left to download. See if this goes down over time. New to WSUS and the damn columns are confusing. Lets say there is pc connected to the WSUS server. If you do not enable the [Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations] policy on the client computer, the user can manually trigger an update check via the MU.

Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Please remember to mark as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Hello, the article says to cancel "Windows update" all relevant "group policy" matching information. How does an end user query the WSUS server address?

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