#Windows Updates CLI
$UpdateSession = New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.Session'
$UpdateSession.ClientApplicationID = 'PowerShell Sample'
$UpdateSearcher = $UpdateSession.CreateUpdateSearcher()
Write-Host 'Searching for updates...' -ForegroundColor Green
$SearchResult = $UpdateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software' and IsHidden=0")
if ($SearchResult.Updates.Count -ne 0)
{
Write-Host 'There are ' $SearchResult.Updates.Count 'applicable updates on the machine:' -ForegroundColor Green
}
else
{
Write-Host 'There are no applicable updates' -ForegroundColor Green
break
}
Write-Host 'Creating a collection of updates to download:' -ForegroundColor Green
$UpdatesToDownload = New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl'
foreach ($Update in $SearchResult.Updates)
{
[bool]$addThisUpdate = $false
if ($Update.InstallationBehavior.CanRequestUserInput)
{
Write-Host "> Skipping: $($Update.Title) because it requires user input" -ForegroundColor Green
}
else
{
if (!($Update.EulaAccepted))
{
Write-Host "> Note: $($Update.Title) has a license agreement that must be accepted:"
$Update.EulaText
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{
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}
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