Windows Updates via PowerShell

Why, What for…

There are times where it is more convenient to run windows updates via PowerShell. In fact, there are times where it is the only way to do updates, specially when the pesky service is malfunctioning

Setup

1. Open PowerShell as admin
   (right-click on the start menu and select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”)
   or search for “PowerShell”, then right-click on it and select “Run as Administrator”
   

2. Set the execution policy to Remotely Signed
   (paste the following command and press Y or A to agree and press ENTER)
   

    Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
   

Getting and Intalling Updates

1. Install the PSWindowsUpdate module

   Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate
   

2. To get the list of pending Windows Updates

   Get-WindowsUpdate
   

3. Finally to Install the pending Updates

   Install-WindowsUpdate
   

   Here you can press A to agree to all or Y or ENTER to agree to the individual ones