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WSUS What happens to declined updates that were previously approved?

Greetings,
We were recently snagged by the Intel Video issue caused by MS KB2393802. I approved it through WSUS before knowing there was a problem. I have since declined it, but would like to know what happens to it on the clients that have recieved it? Is it uninstalled? Do I manually have to uninstall it? Is the update files deleted from the client computer?

Thanks

Don

You will have to manually uninstall it, unless it supported removal within the WSUS console.

aminor5th

ASKER

Thanks.....But if I manually uninstall it, the install files still exist on the client. Do I have to manually delete them or will thry get deleted the next time the client checks in with the WSUS server and sees that the update has been Declined?

Don

Since you already declined the update you can run this short .bat to clear out the install files from clients and uninstall it

%Windir%\system32\net.exe stop wuauserv

%windir%\$NtUninstallKB2393802$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
rd /s /q %windir%\softwareDistribution
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul
ping 127.0.0.1 -n %1% -w 1000> nul
%Windir%\system32\net.exe start wuauserv
wuauclt.exe /detectnow

exit /B 0

aminor5th

ASKER

Wow. I really do appreciate your response, but I just need to understand what happens on the client PC when I (from the WSUS console) Decline a previously Approved update.

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aminor5th

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Thanks!