Windows Updates - Check, Install, Reboot

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I’m trying to create a PowerShell Script where it will check, install and auto-reboot after Windows Updates on the local computer, this question has been asked for like a million times all across the internet, here’s what I tried:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate -Force
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate -Force
Get-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -AutoReboot -Install

But using PSWindowsUpdate is unreliable since it sometimes will error out as stated some comments (Exception from HRESULT)

So I tried some more commands such as

Start-Process -FilePath "$env:SystemRoot\System32\UsoClient.exe" -ArgumentList StartInteractiveScan

But this one is only for checking for windows updates, it doesn’t install them and it does not auto-reboot.

I also tried

PowerShell.exe (New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate).DetectNow()

It doesn’t seem to do anything, and if I’m not mistaken I remember reading a comment saying the DetectNow is no longer wokring (?)

I also tried

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -force

$thisComputer = $env:COMPUTERNAME

#Define update criteria.
$Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software'"

#Search for relevant updates.
$Searcher = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Searcher
$SearchResult = $Searcher.Search($Criteria).Updates

#Download updates.
$Session = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session
$Downloader = $Session.CreateUpdateDownloader()
$Downloader.Updates = $SearchResult
$Downloader.Download()

#Install updates.
$Installer = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Installer
$Installer.Updates = $SearchResult
$Result = $Installer.Install()

#Reboot if required by updates.
If ($Result.rebootRequired) 
	{ 
		shutdown.exe /t 0 /r 
	}

But this doesn’t seem to do anything.

I even tried

Start-Process -FilePath 'ms-settings:windowsupdate' -WindowStyle Normal
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('{TAB}')
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('{TAB}')
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('{ENTER}')
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('{TAB}')
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('{ENTER}')

But this approach is not reliable since sometimes when it opens ms-settings:windowsupdate the “Check Now” button is not visible (because it’s already checking for updates, but won’t install them)

I found this article but I have no idea how implement it or if it’s answers my needs

Theoretically it sounds simple, all I need to a script that will check, install, reboot windows updates, realistically - I have not found any reliable way of doing so.

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I think I found a solution, from here:

function UpdateOS(){
    Write-Host "`nUpdating OS."

    # Open Eventlogs for Windows Update
    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-noexit", "-noprofile", "-command &{Get-Content C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log -Tail 1 -Wait}"

    #Define update criteria.
    $Criteria = "IsInstalled=0"

    #Search for relevant updates.
    $Searcher = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Searcher

    $SearchResult = $Searcher.Search($Criteria).Updates

    #Download updates.
    $Session = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session

    $Downloader = $Session.CreateUpdateDownloader()
    $Downloader.Updates = $SearchResult
    $Downloader.Download()

    $Installer = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Installer
    $Installer.Updates = $SearchResult

    $Result = $Installer.Install()

    If ($Result.rebootRequired) { shutdown.exe /t 0 /r }
}

UpdateOS
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