[How To] Install A Specific Windows Update In Windows 10

ethan scmidt

Hey just checked it on my windows 10 n it works. Thanxx a lot man l great find!!

David Paul

” Get-WUInstall KBArticleID KB” . A “dash is required before KBArticle as shown in your screen-shot. Thus the correct syntax is: ” Get-WUInstall -KBArticleID KB” This correction just above the screen-shot will be highly appreciated. Thanks for the cute article. – David

S. Williams

^ awesome post — just awesome! Let more come ;-)

tibroski

Hello,

This is my output. No KB….

Kindly advise. Thanks

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WUList

ComputerName Status KB Size Title
———— —— — —- —–
ROG55VW —— 3 MB Intel – Other hardware – Intel(R) Watchdog Timer Driver (Intel(R) WDT)
ROG55VW —— 46 KB Intel – Other hardware – 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller – 0154
ROG55VW —— 35 KB ASUS – System – 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM – 1.0.0.7
ROG55VW —— 29 KB Microsoft – Printer – 6/21/2006 12:00:00 AM – 10.0.15063.0
ROG55VW —— 30 KB Microsoft – Printer – 6/21/2006 12:00:00 AM – 10.0.15063.0

Jim C

I have tried the above steps and when I attempt “Get-WUList” nothing happens. I’ve double checked that I extracted the PSWindowsUpdate correctly and copied it to the specified location in the Modules folder. I’ve tried waiting about 10 minutes now, but no action after entering “Get-WUList” – just a blinking cursor on the following line. I’m on version 1511 and have been trying for the last 2+ years to update with no success. Thanks for any help you could provide.

RandyJuan

I have the same error as SadGamerDad . 90 GB for a download seems large but I am hard-wired to a fiber-optic lan. It fails after about 3 mins.

ComputerName Status KB Size Title
———— —— — —- —–
LAPTOP_4K —— KB4340917 90 GB Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WUInstall -KBArticleID KB4340917

X Status KB Size Title
– —— — —- —–
2 Accepted KB4340917 90 GB Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803
3 Failed KB4340917 90 GB Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803

Elle

Could you confirm that this tutorial is still relevant? It was written more than 3 years ago, and there is no indication anywhere saying the instructions are still up to date.

Thank you!

nlowdon

Hi,
I initially got the error outlined by GaryF above.
I used the reponse you provided and got past that step, however when the ” Get-WUList ” is executed there’s nothing comes back.
Just a new line with the “PS C:\windows\system32>” and a flashing cursor.
Can you advise please ?

Mark

unfortunately it didn’t work for me and I am getting the following error:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy
Set-ExecutionPolicy : Missing an argument for parameter ‘ExecutionPolicy’. Specify a parameter of type ‘Microsoft.PowerShell.ExecutionPolicy’ and try again.
At line:1 char:36
+ Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-ExecutionPolicy], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingArgument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetExecutionPolicyCommand

Elle

Finally got around to installing this. So simple, so brilliant! Thank you!

dave

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Execution Policy Change
The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose
you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic at
go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. Do you want to change the execution policy?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is “N”): y
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-executionpolic -list
get-executionpolic : The term ‘get-executionpolic’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file,
or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and
try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ get-executionpolic -list
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-executionpolic:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-executionpolicy -list

Scope ExecutionPolicy
—– —————
MachinePolicy Undefined
UserPolicy Undefined
Process Undefined
CurrentUser Undefined
LocalMachine RemoteSigned

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-packageprovider NUGet

The package(s) come(s) from a package source that is not marked as trusted.
Are you sure you want to install software from
‘onegetcdn.azureedge.net/providers/nuget-2.8.5.208.package.swidtag’?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is “N”): y

Name Version Source Summary
—- ——- —— ——-
nuget 2.8.5.208 onege… NuGet provider for the OneGet meta-package manager

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-module pswindowsupdate
PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name
‘pswindowsupdate’. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module repositories.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:1809 char:21
+ … $null = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power….InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], Ex
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForCriteria,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-psrepository
WARNING: Unable to find module repositories.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-module PSWindowsUpdate
PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name
‘PSWindowsUpdate’. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module repositories.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:1809 char:21
+ … $null = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power….InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], Ex
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForCriteria,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-wulist
get-wulist : The term ‘get-wulist’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ get-wulist
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-wulist:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-WUList
get-WUList : The term ‘get-WUList’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ get-WUList
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-WUList:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

WTF so annoying

William Robbins

As others have asked, what about updates that have no KB number. Looking at above examples and my own, these are typically drivers or firmware updates that WU detects and installs on its own, but with no KB you can see them, but not use this method to install.

I ask because I manage a large number of machines via an RMM that includes a patch manager. This patch manager disable windows updates (on Pro and Enterprise editions of Win 10), and uses WU to find and install patches based off of a schedule we set. Unfortunately, it exhibits a similar issue where Windows Update will identify driver updates, but with WU off, they never install – our patch manger only installs the ones with a KB number.

God’s Will Inyang

I’m surprised nobody addressed this issue: how do i get powershell to install those updates with a ‘KB ID’?