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https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/WindowsUpdateSetting
A set of PowerShell commands for configuring Windows Update settings on Windows 10 and 11 desktops.
https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/WindowsUpdateSetting
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A set of PowerShell commands for configuring Windows Update settings on Windows 10 and 11 desktops.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/WindowsUpdateSetting
- Owner: jdhitsolutions
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-09-20T14:02:03.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-08-09T20:47:54.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-28T02:19:44.660Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: powershell, windows-10, windows-11, windows-update
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 196 KB
- Stars: 32
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: changelog.md
- License: license.txt
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README
# WindowsUpdateSetting
[](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/WindowsUpdateSetting/) [](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/WindowsUpdateSetting/)
The PowerShell commands in this module are intended to make it easier to automate the process of pausing and resuming Windows Updates on a Windows 10 desktop as well as a few other update-related settings. This module will not work on Windows 10 Home. If you are running Windows 10 Enterprise, your settings may be managed via Group Policy, in which case you won't be able to use this module.
You can install the latest version of this module from the PowerShell Gallery.
```powershell
Install-Module WindowsUpdateSetting
```
The module should work on PowerShell 7 running on a Windows platform.
## Command Overview
- [Get-WindowsActiveHours](./docs/Get-WindowsActiveHours.md)
- [Get-WindowsUpdateDeferral](./docs/Get-WindowsUpdateDeferral.md)
- [Get-WindowsUpdateSetting](./docs/Get-WindowsUpdateSetting.md)
- [Resume-WindowsUpdate](./docs/Resume-WindowsUpdate.md)
- [Set-WindowsActiveHours](./docs/Set-WindowsActiveHours.md)
- [Set-WindowsUpdateDeferral](./docs/Set-WindowsUpdateDeferral.md)
- [Suspend-WindowsUpdate](./docs/Suspend-WindowsUpdate.md)
- [Test-IsWindowsUpdatePaused](./docs/Test-IsWindowsUpdatePaused.md)
## Suspend and Resume Windows Updates
Normally, you would use Settings to pause Windows Update for 35 days.
You can use this module to toggle that setting from a PowerShell prompt.
```powershell
PS C:\> Suspend-WindowsUpdate -passthru
Computername: PROSPERO
Paused PauseStartUTC PauseEndUTC TimeRemaining
------ ------------- ----------- -------------
True 8/9/2023 8:27:34 PM 9/13/2023 8:27:34 PM 35.03:59:59
```
Or you can specify a date, as long as it is less than 35 days. Use `Get-WindowsUpdateSetting` to view the current values or `Test-IsWindowsUpdatePaused` to test.
## Configure Active Hours
This module also contains commands to set your active hours.
```powershell
PS C:\> Get-WindowsActiveHours
Computername Start End
------------ ----- ---
PROSPERO 06:00 AM 10:00 PM
PS C:\> Set-WindowsActiveHours -StartTime 8:00 -EndTime 20:00 -Passthru
Computername Start End
------------ ----- ---
PROSPERO 08:00 AM 08:00 PM
```
## Configure Update Deferral
The module also contains commands to manage deferrals of certain updates.
You can view and modify these settings.
```powershell
PS C:\> Get-WindowsUpdateDeferral
Computername FeatureUpdateDeferral QualityUpdateDeferral
------------ --------------------- ---------------------
BOVINE320 30 7
PS C:\> Set-WindowsUpdateDeferral -Feature 0 -Quality 0 -Passthru
Computername FeatureUpdateDeferral QualityUpdateDeferral
------------ --------------------- ---------------------
BOVINE320 30 7
```
**You should test all of these commands on a non-production system.**