# Decline Updates

> Decline an update under All Updates so it cannot be approved to any WSUS group.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/decline-updates/  
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

Declining an Updates makes sure that the update is not approved to any Wsus Groups. You can only decline updates under [All updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/all-updates/).

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| **Step** | **Action**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1        | Go to the All Updates folder and select one of the [Categories](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/categories-and-classifications/) or [Classifications](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/categories-and-classifications/), with the Updates you want to decline. <br/> ![](/attachments/capainstaller/20342557564-All-Updates.png) |
| 2        | Select one or more of the Updates in the gridview. Right-Click and choose D*ecline*. <br/> ![](/attachments/capainstaller/edb1d535-eb8a-4efc-9021-8977ca7266b3.png)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3        | Confirm that you want to decline the selected updates. Write a Change description if needed. <br/> ![](/attachments/capainstaller/6305e4bd-0703-47c0-bfa0-a49382a1d290.png)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4        | If one or more updates is linked to multiple categories, this message box will be displayed <br/> ![](/attachments/capainstaller/ba1f8f8f-cd19-4d65-82ee-5600c3d52f26.png)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5        | Progress in declining the selected update <br/> ![](/attachments/capainstaller/f33f495d-6db7-4102-8369-b2b0bc7f6f4f.png)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

:::tip
To learn more about the flow of Patch Management, [All updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/all-updates/).
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|:------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------|
| **If you want to...**         | **You can...**                                                |
| Automatically install updates | [Approval rules](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approval-rules/)                         |
| Approve Updates               | [Approve updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approve-updates/)                       |
| Approve from All Updates      | [Approve from All updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approve-from-all-updates/) |