(Before I get in to the post, I wanted to thank everyone for their hard work creating PCM plugins. It is amazing what can be accomplished while I'm working off of the tablet and getting a late night caffeine fix a local cafe. Simply amazing).
I handle Windows (OS, Microsoft apps, third party) patch management for around 200 machines. I also have a WSUS setup at home for the machines at the house. There are are few statistics and alerts that require quicker response than the normal monthly update cycle. For example:
* Machine(s) that have not reported to WSUS after XX days
* Machine(s) with XX pending updates or higher
* New machine in Unassigned Computers group
* Update installation error reported by client
* New updates available after sync.
* Notify if any new updates are classified as Critidcal
One workaround that I have been tinkering with is using the amazing PoshWSUS PowerShell module. I created scripts to get the info I needed and then ran them through the PCM PowerOfTheShell plugin.
With a WSUS-specific plugin, perhaps we could review/approve/decline pending updates and perform some of the manual tasks on managed clients.
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