Windows Updates > Updates: an overview > Approve updates for testing

Approving updates for testing

Before an update is installed on computers in your network, you can first check it on a small group of test computers.

To approve updates for testing

From the left-hand pane, expand Software, expand Windows Updates, and then expand the server.
Choose Approval Pending.
From the right-hand pane, right-click the required update and from the menu, choose 'Approve for Testing'.

The selected update is added to the Approved For Testing list which you can access from the left-hand pane.

Notes

You can use the same process to approve multiple updates. First select all the updates you want to approve for testing.
You can select all the updates in the right-hand pane by clicking a single update and then pressing Ctrl and A at the same time.

Add or remove a computer from the test group