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Unchecking the &quot;Auto Approve&quot; within WSUS isn't going to have an effect on the updates that are already approved. <br />
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What exactly is your issue with computers installing all their updates??
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Unchecking the "Auto Approve" within WSUS isn't going to have an effect on the updates that are already approved.

What exactly is your issue with computers installing all their updates??

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The setting that you're probably referring to is<br />
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&quot;4 - Auto download and schedule the install&quot;<br />
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<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/328010" rel="ugc">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/328010</a>
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The setting that you're probably referring to is

"4 - Auto download and schedule the install"

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/328010 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/328010]

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Thank you both for your help.
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Again &quot;Unchecking&quot; that option isn't going to change the fact that all previously approved updates are still approved.
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Again "Unchecking" that option isn't going to change the fact that all previously approved updates are still approved.

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Hello,<br />
I &nbsp;just installed a Server 2012 R2 machine and installed WSUS. &nbsp;In the past, I know it was setup for automatic approvals, and it would blast down updates to the computers without any interaction. &nbsp;I've had to do something to stop this from happening, but I can't remember where this setting is located.<br />
Does anyone happen to know where I set that in WSUS?<br />
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Thank you in advance!
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Hello,
I  just installed a Server 2012 R2 machine and installed WSUS.  In the past, I know it was setup for automatic approvals, and it would blast down updates to the computers without any interaction.  I've had to do something to stop this from happening, but I can't remember where this setting is located.
Does anyone happen to know where I set that in WSUS?

Thank you in advance!

Turn off Automatic Approval on WSUS

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program developed by Microsoft that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers.