Security Compliance

Patch Manager - Create custom view to exclude non-windows updates

This article provides steps on how to create a custom view to exclude specific products or product classification in the Patch Manager MMC console.

First published date

10/29/2018 10:37 PM

Last published date

10/29/2018 10:37 PM

Overview

This article provides steps on how to create a custom view to exclude specific products or product classification in the Patch Manager MMC console.

Product section

Patch Manager

Resolution

The following steps will guide you through the process of creating a custom view. For example, to create a Microsoft only product view:

  1. Log in to Patch Manager Console
  2. Expand Enterprise > Update Service > WSUS Server
  3. Right click on Updates
  4. Click on New Update View
  5. Under Step 1: Select Properties, select the last checkbox Updates are from MS update, Third Parties, or both
  6. Under Step 2: Edit the properties, Click Any update Source in blue and select MS update only
  7. Under Step 3: Specify the update view name and description, enter a name for the view, such as MS updates only, and then click OK.

A new view is now created under the node WSUS server > Updates.