Question:
I would like to know how to disable Automatic Updates with PowerShell on a windows machine.
Thanks in advance!
Answer:
Here’s a couple functions to set and get Windows Update configurations
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$SCRIPT:AutoUpdateNotificationLevels= @{ 0="Not configured"; 1="Disabled"; 2="Notify before download"; 3="Notify before installation"; 4="Scheduled installation" } $SCRIPT:AutoUpdateDays=@{ 0="Every Day"; 1="Every Sunday"; 2="Every Monday"; 3="Every Tuesday"; 4="Every Wednesday"; 5="Every Thursday"; 6="Every Friday"; 7="Every Saturday" } Function Get-WindowsUpdateConfig { $AUSettings = (New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings $AUObj = New-Object -TypeName System.Object Add-Member -inputObject $AuObj -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "NotificationLevel" ` -Value $AutoUpdateNotificationLevels[$AUSettings.NotificationLevel] Add-Member -inputObject $AuObj -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "UpdateDays" ` -Value $AutoUpdateDays[$AUSettings.ScheduledInstallationDay] Add-Member -inputObject $AuObj -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "UpdateHour" ` -Value $AUSettings.ScheduledInstallationTime Add-Member -inputObject $AuObj -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Recommended updates" ` -Value $(IF ($AUSettings.IncludeRecommendedUpdates) {"Included"} else {"Excluded"}) $AuObj } Function Set-WindowsUpdateConfig { Param ( [Parameter()] [ValidateRange(0,4)] [int] $NotificationLevel , [Parameter()] [ValidateRange(0,7)] [int] $Day, [Parameter()] [ValidateRange(0,24)] [int] $hour, [Parameter()] [bool] $IncludeRecommended ) $AUSettings = (New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings if ($NotificationLevel) {$AUSettings.NotificationLevel =$NotificationLevel} if ($Day) {$AUSettings.ScheduledInstallationDay =$Day} if ($hour) {$AUSettings.ScheduledInstallationTime=$hour} if ($IncludeRecommended) {$AUSettings.IncludeRecommendedUpdates=$IncludeRecommended} $AUSettings.Save() } |