Possible to select specific updates from "Windows Updates" ?

I'm still trying to get the PSWindowsUpdate module installed however I keep running into problems.

So far I've copied PSWindowsUpdate files from a PSWindowsUpdate extracted folder to both

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PSWindowsUpdate

and

C:\Users\username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWindowsUpdateI then executed

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser selecting Yes and Yes All

Afterwhich used the command line "Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate"

Which resulted with

Import-Module : The specified module 'PSWindowsUpdate' was not loaded because no valid module file was
found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (PSWindowsUpdate:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFo
undException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

I went back and restarted Powershell ISE as an adminstrator initiating the same commands but am still getting the same results from Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate command.

So apparently I missed something and not following the instructions correctly?

Ok I see what went wrong , the PSWindowsUpdate folder needed to be under the Modules folder from
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
Now the Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate command. works ok and prompting prompting yes no suspend.

I finally got to part 3 and Get-WUInstall -MicrosoftUpdate -ListOnly displays

ComputerName Status KB Size Title
------------ ------ -- ---- -----
DESKTOP-I... ------ KB4023307 13 MB Microsoft Silverlight (KB4023307)
DESKTOP-I... D----- KB4022166 224 MB Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4022166) 64-Bit Edition
DESKTOP-I... D----- KB4018378 664 KB Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4018378) 64-Bit Edition
DESKTOP-I... D----- KB4022242 89 MB Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB4022242) 64-Bit Edition
DESKTOP-I... D----- KB4022188 128 KB Security Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4022188) 64-Bit Ed...
DESKTOP-I... D----- KB4022189 3 MB Security Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4022189) 64-Bit Ed...
DESKTOP-I... ------ KB4338832 21 MB 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 V...
DESKTOP-I... ------ KB2267602 157 MB Definition Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (D...

I recently purchased and installed MS Office 2016 so it appears Windows Update found new MS Office 2013 security updates for office ver. 2013 and 2016.

albert1 said:

I'm still trying to get the PSWindowsUpdate module installed however I keep running into problems.

So far I've copied PSWindowsUpdate files from a PSWindowsUpdate extracted folder to both

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PSWindowsUpdate

You should not extract it to another folder, then copy files to modules. Follow the instructions in tutorial and extract all to Modules folder:



From tutorial:

1.2) Right click the downloaded file, select Extract all:



1.3) Extract ZIP archive to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

Kari

Yeah I see that now, had previously read could be installed from either path.

I'm now at Get-WUInstall -ListOnly

Will need to read the rest of the tutorial to determine what I may be able to use in the future.

There are other module add-ons to explore. Currently installed modules.

ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---- ----------------
Script 1.0.0.0 ISE {Get-IseSnippet, Import-IseSnippet, New-Is...
Manifest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management {Add-Computer, Add-Content, Checkpoint-Com...
Manifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Security {ConvertFrom-SecureString, ConvertTo-Secur...
Manifest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility {Add-Member, Add-Type, Clear-Variable, Com...
Manifest 1.5.2.6 PSWindowsUpdate {Add-WUOfflineSync, Add-WUServiceManager, ...
Manifest 1.0.0.2 WindowsUpdateProvider {Get-WUAVersion, Get-WUIsPendingReboot, Ge...

I've found some descriptions from this link

Overview of Cmdlets Available in Windows PowerShell