Comments on: How to Run WSUS Server Cleanup Wizard to Clean Updates https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/ SCCM | ConfigMgr | Intune | Windows 11 | Azure Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:49:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Vishal Makhija https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/#comment-34756 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=222470#comment-34756 Hello,

My machine is downloading unapproved updates, even though dual scan is disabled

]]> By: Valentfao https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/#comment-31710 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=222470#comment-31710 In reply to Prajwal Desai.

WSUS Console Error database
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server Database.

Verify that SQL server is running on the WSUS Server. If the problem persists, try restarting SQL.

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException — Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
The statement has been terminated.

Source
.Net SqlClient Data Provider

Stack Trace:
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.SoapExceptionProcessor.DeserializeAndThrow(SoapException soapException)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.DatabaseAccess.AdminDataAccessProxy.ExecuteSPSearchUpdates(String updateScopeXml, String preferredCulture, ExtendedPublicationState publicationState)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.Update.SearchUpdates(UpdateScope searchScope, ExtendedPublicationState publicationState, UpdateServer updateServer)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.AdminApiAccess.UpdateManager.GetUpdates(ExtendedUpdateScope filter)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.AdminApiAccess.WsusSynchronizationInfo.InitializeDerivedProperties()
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Pages.SyncResultsListPage.GetSyncInfoRow(WsusSynchronizationInfo syncInfo)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Pages.SyncResultsListPage.GetListRows()

]]> By: Prajwal Desai https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/#comment-31640 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=222470#comment-31640 In reply to Valentfao.

What’s the error that you see?

]]> By: Valentfao https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/#comment-31628 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=222470#comment-31628 every time i run the cleaning wizard it never finishes, always error. what should I do?

]]> By: Sean Templeton https://www.prajwaldesai.com/how-to-run-wsus-server-cleanup-wizard/#comment-30343 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=222470#comment-30343 I use Configuration Manager with WSUS and have the cleanup configured exactly as you have recommended. I still have about 570GB on my WSUS server (in the SMS & WSUS folders) that’s throwing disk space warnings. Config Manager and WSUS are installed on different servers. Is it OK to also run the WSUS cleanup wizard?

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