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Manage Windows Update with PowerShell
Refer to the tutorial below on how to manage Windows Update with PowerShell to ensure that all Windows Servers are installed with latest updates
Windows Update with PowerShell – PSWindowsUpdate
Install PSWindowsUpdate Module on all Windows Servers to manage the Windows Update Client
Download and install PSWindowsUpdate on Windows Machines with PowerShell 5.1
Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate
Copy the PSWindowsUpdate Module manually to PowerShell Module on Windows Machines with PowerShell 4.0
$PSv4_Path = "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $PSv4_Path -Name "PSWindowsUpdate"
$PSWU = "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWindowsUpdate\2.1.1.2\"
Copy-Item $PSWU -Recurse -Destination "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PSWindowsUpdate\"
Import PSWindowsUpdate Module
#Import PSWindowsUpdate Module
Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate
Get-Command -Module PSWindowsUpdate
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Alias Clear-WUJob 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Download-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Get-WUInstall 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Get-WUList 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Hide-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Install-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Show-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias UnHide-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Alias Uninstall-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Add-WUServiceManager 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Enable-WURemoting 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUApiVersion 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUHistory 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUInstallerStatus 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUJob 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WULastResults 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WURebootStatus 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUServiceManager 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Get-WUSettings 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Invoke-WUJob 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Remove-WindowsUpdate 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Remove-WUServiceManager 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Set-PSWUSettings 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Set-WUSettings 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdate
Cmdlet Update-WUModule 2.1.1.2 PSWindowsUpdateVersion of Windows Update Client
Check the version of Windows Update Client installed
Get-WUApiVersion
ComputerName PSWindowsUpdate PSWUModuleDll ApiVersion WuapiDllVersion
------------ --------------- ------------- ---------- ---------------
YONG-WIN10 2.1.1.2 2.0.6995.28496 8.0 10.0.18362.387
Settings of Windows Update Client
Verify the Windows Update Client is configured to point to WSUS Server
PS C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc> Get-WUSettings
ComputerName : IB-WSUS
WUServer : http://IB-WSUS:8530
WUStatusServer : http://IB-WSUS:8530
AcceptTrustedPublisherCerts : 1
ElevateNonAdmins : 1
DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations : 1
TargetGroupEnabled : 1
TargetGroup : Servers
NoAutoUpdate : 0
AUOptions : 3 - Notify before installation
ScheduledInstallDay : 0 - Every Day
ScheduledInstallTime : 3
UseWUServer : 1
AutoInstallMinorUpdates : 0
AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTime : 0
DetectionFrequencyEnabled : 1
DetectionFrequency : 22
Check Available Updates
Check available updates from WSUS Server
Get-WindowsUpdate
ComputerName Status KB Size Title
------------ ------ -- ---- -----
GRP-DC02 ------- KB4550970 32MB 2020-04 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB4550970)
Install Updates
Install all available Windows Updates
Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll
Check Update History
List the latest 5 updates installed
Get-WUHistory -Last 5 | Select Date,Title, Result
Date Title Result
---- ----- ------
17/4/2020 1:43:19 AM Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.313.1687.0) Succeeded
15/4/2020 8:36:07 PM 2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4549951) Succeeded
15/4/2020 10:45:09 AM Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.313.1554.0) Succeeded
15/4/2020 2:17:38 AM Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.313.1528.0) Succeeded
14/4/2020 12:57:13 PM Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.313.1478.0) Succeeded
Status of Windows Update of Remote Computers
Generate a Report contains the most recently 5 updates installed on remote computers
$Computers = @('IB-CAS01','IB-CAS02','IB-MBX01','IB-MBX02','IB-MBXRP')
foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {
Get-WUHistory -ComputerName $Computer -Last 5 | Select Date, ComputerName, Result, Title | Export-Csv C:\Temp\April2020-ExchangeServers.csv -NoTypeInformation -Append }
Others
Check the last result
Get-WULastResults
ComputerName LastSearchSuccessDate LastInstallationSuccessDate
------------ --------------------- ---------------------------
YONG-WIN10 16/4/2020 5:52:09 PM 15/4/2020 12:36:07 PM
Check whether reboot is required
Get-WURebootStatus
ComputerName RebootRequired RebootScheduled
------------ -------------- ---------------
YONG-WIN10 False