- #Windows 10 pro insider update how to#
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#Windows 10 pro insider update install#
At the moment, I want to install all other updates but exclude Silverlight, Adobe Flash Player and Windows Cumulative Update with following cmdlet, mixing -NotTitle and -NotKBArticle switches: Install-WindowsUpdate -NotTitle "Silverlight" -NotKBArticleID "KB4537759", "KB4551762" -AcceptAll -IgnoreRebootĪll other updates were installed. In next screenshot, I first got a list of available updates.
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Exclude all drivers but install all other updates with this simple cmdlet: Install WindowsUpdate -NotCategory "Drivers" -AcceptAll -IgnoreReboot The -NotCategory is really practical for instance when you are offered updates for drivers you do not want. For that, we can use -NotCategory, -NotTitle and -NotKBArticle switches. Exclude updatesĪnother method to only install selected updates is to exclude unwanted ones. When more values are given for -Title and -KBArticleID, they are separated by comma + space. Using the – KBArticleID instead, those same two updates could be installed with following cmdlet: Install-WindowsUpdate -KBArticleID "KB4537572", "KB4551762" -AcceptAll -IgnoreReboot The -Title switch selects all updates where the given string, in this case Cumulative, appears in the update title. NET Framework shown in previous screenshot, you could use the following cmdlet: Install-WindowsUpdate -Title "Cumulative" -AcceptAll -IgnoreReboot For instance, only install the Windows Cumulative Update and Cumulative Update for. To install only selected updates, you can use -KBArticleID and – Title switches. If you want to continue working while Windows is updating and restart when you have finished, to assure a sudden restart will not cause data loss, use -IgnoreReboot instead. The -AutoReboot will restart computer if required when updates are ready, without warning. If not used, you must manually accept or decline each individual update. The -AcceptAll will automatically accept all updates. The following cmdlet would install all those listed updates, and restart computer if required: Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -AutoReboot
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Just to show the difference, here’s what Get-WUList would show on real hardware, on this HP laptop of mine, directly after a clean install of the same Windows 10 Pro version 1909:
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As the VM does not require any additional drivers and does not get driver updates, the above screenshot does not show any available driver updates. All screenshots in this article are from that VM. To make this simpler, I am using a Hyper-V virtual machine to demonstrate PSWindowsUpdate and get screenshots. The Microsoft Silverlight update is shown because I added Microsoft Update to PSWindowsUpdate, WSUS Server alone would not show it. Although this is somewhat confusing, you can completely ignore The size in this case shows the size of the repository, combined size of KB4551762 for each and every Windows and Windows IoT edition. All Windows Cumulative Updates and Feature Updates show the size for complete repository on Microsoft servers, containing all editions. It is shown as 85 GB, which is of course not true. Notice the size of the Cumulative Update KB4551762. In screenshot, I use Get-WUList for it, an alias for cmdlet Get-WindowsUpdate:
#Windows 10 pro insider update how to#
This time, let’s just get you started, and see how to list available updates, install those you want to install, and exclude those you do not want or need.įirst, let’s see all available updates after clean installing Windows 10 Pro version 1909. I will write more in-depth about PSWindowsUpdate later. Use following cmdlet to list available PSWindowsUpdate cmdlets and aliases (#6): Get-Command -Module PSWindowsUpdateĬlick screenshots to open them enlarged in a new tab. If you want it also to take care of other Microsoft updates, like for instance updates to various Microsoft VS C++ redistributables, you can add Microsoft Update to PSWindowsUpdate with following command (#5): Add-WUServiceManager -ServiceID "7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d" -AddServiceFlag 7Ĭonfirm when prompted. PSWindowsUpdate takes care of Windows updates (WSUS Server).
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When installed, PSWindowsUpdate module must be imported to PowerShell with following cmdlet (#4): Import-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate It is completely safe to tell PowerShell you trust it (#3). Yet, you will be told it is an “untrusted repository”. The PowerShell Script Gallery is official and can be trusted. If Nuget is not installed, you will be asked to confirm that you want to install it now (#2). Enter the following cmdlet to install PSWindowsUpdate module (#1 in next screenshot): Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdateĪ Nuget package provider must be present before installing a module. In Windows Settings, allow local PowerShell scripts to be run: First step is to allow scripts to be run in PowerShell.