Deferred patches not displaying in patch audit

Issue

When you perform a patch audit, deferred patches are not displayed in your audit.

Cause

Windows Update and the Datto RMM API cannot access deferred patches until the deferral period ends. This behavior is by design.

Resolution

Modify your deferral period or wait until it ends to allow the audit and the API to access deferred patches. You can verify this behavior by modifying the deferQualityUpdates values in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate and listing all patches using the PowerShell command Get-WUList as shown in the following screenshot.