Skip to content

Customize categories and classifications

To change which categories (products) and classifications are shown in the tree view, follow the steps below. The Products tab controls the categories, and the Classifications tab controls the classifications.

Step Action
1 Open the WSUS management console.
2 Select Options in the view on the left side.
The WSUS console with Options selected in the left pane
3 Select Products and Classifications in the middle.
The Options view in the WSUS console with Products and Classifications
4 On the Products tab, select or deselect the products (categories) you want to show or hide.
The Products tab in the WSUS console
On the Classifications tab, select or deselect the classifications you want to show or hide.
The Classifications tab in the WSUS console
5 Click OK.
6 The change becomes visible in the Patch Management plug-in after the next full synchronization of the Patch Management Service, which runs every 12 hours. To synchronize sooner, click Sync updates in the Patch Management plug-in.