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Stop automatic refresh of the Trellix ESM system tree

  • Published on Sep 12, 2026
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The Trellix ESM system tree refreshes automatically every 5 minutes. If needed, you can stop that automatic refresh.

Verify that you have System Management privileges to change this setting.

  1. On the system tree, select the device, then click the Properties icon GUID-F191D568-8B93-4D2C-9BFC-F1342FC407BD-low.png.

    Note

    During the refresh, you can't select devices on the tree.

  2. Click Custom Settings, then deselect Automatic refresh of the System Tree.

You can refresh the system tree manually by clicking the Refresh Devices icon GUID-9E27FAD7-66B6-444F-A303-6A2D91FAFBD1-low.png on the system tree actions toolbar.

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