Windows Update

Windows Updates

Install Updates Via PowerShell

Powershell has to be at least version 5, run this command to check the version

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Install the Windows Update module

Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate

Get Updates for all Microsoft Products

Add-WUServiceManager -ServiceID 7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d

Show Available Updates

Get-WindowsUpdate -Verbose

Install All Updates

Install-WindowsUpdate -Verbose -AcceptAll

Install Specific Updates

Install-WindowsUpdate -Verbose -KBArticleID KB4533002

View Update History

Get-Wuhistory

Uninstall an Update

Remove-WindowsUpdate -KBArticleID KB4489873

Hide Updates

$HideList = "KB4489873", "KB4489883"
Hide-WindowsUpdate -KBArticleID $HideList –Hide

Documentation

http://woshub.com/pswindowsupdate-module/

Fix Failing Windows Updates

1. Open an admin terminal and stop the following services

   net stop bits
   net stop wuauserv
   net stop appidsvc
   net stop cryptsvc

2. Delete the auto-update registry key, and rename the Windows Update cache folders

   REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\" /V RebootRequired /F
   Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak
   Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak

3. Restart the services

   net start bits
   net start wuauserv
   net start appidsvc
   net start cryptsvc

4. Restart the computer and run Windows Update again

Utility to Temporarily Hide Updates

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab