I want to prevent Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 from making its way through our environment since it has a known issue with SCCM that we are observing in our environment.
I followed instructions in this article to decline this update in PatchMyPC and ran a software update sync. It showed expired in SCCM, so all seemed well.
https://patchmypc.com/kb/how-remove-already-published-third/
But twice now it has returned unexpired and makes its way through our environment again. I check the PatchMyPC log and see this on 3/12/2026:
"Deleting Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64). [8f32d718-aa0e-4dd5-8577-935c5151d29a]"
But then on the next sync I see:
"The following update has been published with full-content: Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64)"
At this point I'm going to just filter it out through the various automatic deployment rules, but I'm concerned that this process isn't working and we may need it in the future. It seems when I decline the update, it then gets deleted from the database, then on the next sync it doesn't see the update anywhere and adds it back in without any knowledge of me declining it.
You will also want to either uncheck the box for that product in the Patch My PC Publisher, or right-click and "pause" that product. Otherwise, the Publisher will publish the product again once it disappears in WSUS.