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Approve updates

In a Patch Management group, an update can have the status Approved for installation, Approved for removal, or Not approved. Declining an update is a separate action that you perform under All updates. See Decline Updates. For more information about the statuses, see Updates.

  1. In the Patch Management tree, go to the group folder that contains the update, for example Updates → Not approved, or one of the group’s category or classification folders.

  2. In the content pane, select one or more updates.

  3. Right-click the updates, and then select Approve or Not approved. Which options are shown depends on the folder you’re in.

    The right-click menu with only Approve

    The right-click menu with only Not approved

  4. Confirm the action. If necessary, write a change description, and then click Yes.

    The confirmation dialog with a change description field

  5. The progress dialog shows the status of each update.

    The progress dialog while updates are being approved

If an update has Microsoft license terms, they’re accepted automatically when you approve the update.

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Approve updates from All updates Approve from All updates
Automatically approve updates Approval rules
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