################################################################################ ## File: Install-WindowsUpdates.ps1 ## Desc: Install Windows Updates. ## Should be run at end, just before SoftwareReport and Finalize-VM.ps1. ################################################################################ function Install-WindowsUpdates { Write-Host "Starting wuauserv" Start-Service -Name wuauserv -PassThru | Out-Host # Temporarily exclude Windows update KB5034439 since it throws an error. # The known issue (https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/kb5034439-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-azure-stack-hci-version-22h2-and-windows-server-2022-january-9-2024-6f9d26e6-784c-4503-a3c6-0beedda443ca) Write-Host "Getting list of available windows updates" Get-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate -NotKBArticleID "KB5034439" -OutVariable updates | Out-Host if ( -not $updates ) { Write-Host "There are no windows updates to install" return } Write-Host "Installing windows updates" Get-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate -NotKBArticleID "KB5034439" -AcceptAll -Install -IgnoreUserInput -IgnoreReboot | Out-Host Write-Host "Validating windows updates installation" # Get-WUHistory doesn't support Windows Server 2022 $notFailedUpdateNames = Get-WindowsUpdateStates | Where-Object { $_.State -in ("Installed", "Running") } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Title # We ignore Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates; Azure service updates AV automatically $failedUpdates = $updates[0] | Where-Object Title -notmatch "Microsoft Defender Antivirus" | Where-Object { -not ($notFailedUpdateNames -match $_.KB) } if ( $failedUpdates ) { throw "Windows updates failed to install: $($failedUpdates.KB)" } } Install-WindowsUpdates # Create complete windows update file New-Item -Path $env:windir -Name WindowsUpdateDone.txt -ItemType File | Out-Null