#requires -Version 3.0 -Modules UpdateServices <# .SYNOPSIS Approves all Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) definition updates .DESCRIPTION Approves all definition updates to all given Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Computer Groups .PARAMETER Name Specifies the name of a WSUS server. .PARAMETER TargetGroupNames Specifies the name(s) of the WSUS computer target group(s) for which to run this cmdlet. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Approve-WSUSDefinitionUpdates -TargetGroupNames 'All Computers' Approve Definition Updates to the 'All Computers' Group .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Approve-WSUSDefinitionUpdates -Name 'mycdc01' -TargetGroupNames 'All Computers' Approves all definition updates to the 'All Computers' Group on the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server 'mycdc01' .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Approve-WSUSDefinitionUpdates -TargetGroupNames 'All Computers' -WhatfIf Simmulate the approval of all definition updates to the 'All Computers' Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Group .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Approve-WSUSDefinitionUpdates -TargetGroupNames 'Pilot Servers','Pilot Workstations' Approves all definition updates to the 'Pilot Servers' and 'Pilot Workstations' Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) groups .NOTES Initial beta Version #> [CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'Low', SupportsShouldProcess)] param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Position = 1)] [Alias('WSUSServer')] [string] $Name = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Position = 2, HelpMessage = 'Specifies the name(s) of the WSUS computer target group(s) for which to run this cmdlet.')] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [Alias('InstallGroups')] [string[]] $TargetGroupNames ) begin { try { # Set the Defaults $paramGetWsusServer = @{ ErrorAction = 'Stop' WarningAction = 'Continue' } if ($Name) { Write-Verbose -Message ('Use {0} as WSUS Server' -f $Name) # Add the Name field with the given value to the Hashtable (Command Splat) $paramGetWsusServer['Name'] = $Name } $WSUS = (Get-WsusServer @paramGetWsusServer) } catch { # Get error record [Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_ # Retrieve information about the error $info = [PSCustomObject]@{ Exception = $e.Exception.Message Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine } # Do some verbose stuff for troubleshooting $info | Out-String | Write-Verbose # Thow the error and go... Write-Error -Message "$info.Exception" -ErrorAction Stop # This is a point the code should never reach (You told PowerShell to Ignore the ErrorAction above!) break # OK, now we have reached a point the we would never, never ever, see exit 1 } $DefinitionUpdates = $null $DefinitionUpdates = $WSUS.GetUpdateClassifications() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Title -eq 'Definition Updates' } if (-not $DefinitionUpdates) { Write-Error -Message 'No Definition Updates found!' -ErrorAction Stop break exit 1 } $AllDefinitionUpdates = $null $AllDefinitionUpdates = $DefinitionUpdates.GetUpdates() | Where-Object -FilterScript { ($_.Title -like 'Definition Update for Microsoft Security Essentials*') -or ($_.Title -like 'Update for Windows Defender Antivirus antimalware platforms*') -or ($_.Title -like 'Definition Update for Windows Defender Antivirus*') } if (-not $AllDefinitionUpdates) { # Thow the error and go... Write-Error -Message 'No Definition Updates found!!!' -ErrorAction Stop # This is a point the code should never reach (You told PowerShell to Ignore the ErrorAction above!) break # OK, now we have reached a point the we would never, never ever, see exit 1 } } process { # Loop over all Updates foreach ($UpdateID in $AllDefinitionUpdates.Id.UpdateId.Guid) { # Loop over all Goups foreach ($TargetGroupName in $TargetGroupNames) { try { $paramGetWsusUpdate = @{ UpdateId = $UpdateID ErrorAction = 'Stop' WarningAction = 'SilentlyContinue' } $paramApproveWsusUpdate = @{ Action = 'Install' TargetGroupName = $TargetGroupName ErrorAction = 'Stop' WarningAction = 'SilentlyContinue' } if ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess("$UpdateID to $TargetGroupName", 'Approve')) { $null = (Get-WsusUpdate @paramGetWsusUpdate | Approve-WsusUpdate @paramApproveWsusUpdate) } } catch { # Get error record [Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_ # Retrieve information about the error $info = [PSCustomObject]@{ Exception = $e.Exception.Message Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine } # Do some verbose stuff for troubleshooting $info | Out-String | Write-Verbose # A simple warning is OK here Write-Warning -Message "$info.Exception" -WarningAction Continue -ErrorAction Continue } } } } end { Write-Verbose -Message 'Done' } #region LICENSE <# BSD 3-Clause License Copyright (c) 2021, enabling Technology All rights reserved. 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