PSWindowsUpdate
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SSH oneliner to check status
> ssh 192.168.1.15
PC> powershell -nologo -noprofile
PS> Get-WindowsUpdate -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates', 'Definition Updates'
ComputerName Status KB Size Title
------------ ------ -- ---- -----
PC ------- KB2267602 1021MB Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.413.637.0) - Current Channel (Broad)
So far so good.
PS> exit
PC> powershell -nologo -noprofile -command "Get-WindowsUpdate -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates', 'Definition Updates'"
ComputerName Status KB Size Title
------------ ------ -- ---- -----
PC ------- KB2267602 1021MB Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.413.637.0) - Current Channel (Broad)c
Happy again.
PC> exit
> ssh 192.168.1.15 powershell -nologo -noprofile -command "Get-WindowsUpdate -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates', 'Definition Updates'"
Get-WindowsUpdate : Win32 internal error "Access is denied" 0x5 occurred while reading the console output buffer.
Contact Microsoft Customer Support Services.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-WindowsUpdate -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updat ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ReadError: (:) [Get-WindowsUpdate], HostException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ReadConsoleOutput,PSWindowsUpdate.GetWindowsUpdate
Not happy.
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PS> get-help Invoke-WUJob
[...]
DESCRIPTION
Use Invoke-WUJobs cmdlet to invoke PSWindowsUpdate actions remot[e]ly.
It [is] [b]ased on TaskScheduler because CreateUpdateDownloader() and
CreateUpdateInstaller() methods can't be called from a remote computer - E_ACCESSDENIED.
Note: Because we do not have the ability to interact, is recommended use -AcceptAll for Install-WindowsUpdate.
Will it work with Get-WindowsUpdate?
PS> invoke-WUJob -Script { Get-WindowsUpdate -Verbose -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates', 'Definition Updates' } -Verbose -RunNow -Confirm:$false
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "(7/1/2024 10:16:29 PM) Invoke WU job: powershell.exe -Command " Get-WindowsUpdate -Verbose -RootCategories 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates', 'Definition Updates' "" on target "PC".
VERBOSE: Try to connect PC. Test 1
VERBOSE: Try to connect PC. Test 2
VERBOSE: Try to connect PC. Test 3
VERBOSE: Registering task: PSWindowsUpdate
VERBOSE: Starting task: PSWindowsUpdate
No output.
Is "Invoke-WUJob" limited to installations?