Use PowerShell to install Windows Updates

PowerShell for Windows updates? Why would you want to do this other than the fact that it’s a cool thing to do? Well it’s fairly easy to do and can be easilly automated.

Firstly you will need version 5 of PowerShell which is apart of Windows 10. Since version 5 you can now download and install modules online from the PowerShell Gallery.

First thing you need to do is confirm the version of PowerShell you have:

If version 5 or above, confirm you are running PowerShell as administrator and continue with:

Then you will need to register to use the Microsoft Update Service not just the default Windows Update Service.

Then run: