Windows Update PowerShell Module

Description:

Composed out of a straightforward command module and a scripting language built on top of Microsoft's .NET framework, Windows PowerShell is a very powerful task automation and configuration management tool aimed at some of the more advanced users out there.

If you're Powershell aficionado, you might be interested in trying out the so-called Windows Update PowerShell Module. Also found under the moniker of PSWindowsUpdate, this is a module that consists out of a collection of scripts capable of running commands for checking, downloading, installing to and even removing updates from your computer.

First and foremost, you should know that it's designed to work with all Windows version ranging from 2000, all the way up to Windows 10, including various versions of Windows Server like 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2.

Even though we're aware of the fact that you probably know your way around PowerShell, we're still going to list all the necessary steps required to install and get the most out of this module.

Technical Specifications:

• Price: FREE


• Compatible with Windows versions: 2000 to Windows 10, including Windows Server versions like 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2


• Required Windows PowerShell version: 2.0

Installation Steps:

1. Download the archive and extract it to either "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules" or "%WINDIR%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules"


2. Run Windows PowerShell with full administrative rights


3. Change the current directory to PSWindowsUpdate


4. Import the module by running "Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate" command

Functions:

• Add-WUOfflineSync


• Add-WUServiceManager


• Get-WUHistory


• Get-WUInstall


• Get-WUInstallerStatus


• ... and more

We'll end the tutorial by explaining how to uninstall the module. Run the command "Remove-Module PSWindowsUpdate" and erase the extracted files from their specified locations.

Windows Update PowerShell Module is a package that can significantly speed up the process of managing your computer's Windows Update service tasks, provided you have the necessary skills.

Publisher: Michal Gajda