00mjk / xwindowsupdate

This module contains DSC resources for configuration of Microsoft Windows Update and installing Windows updates.

xWindowsUpdate

This module contains DSC resources for configuration of Microsoft Windows Update and installing Windows updates.

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Resources

xHotfix

Parameters

• [String] Path: Specifies the path that contains the file for the hotfix installation.
• [String] Log: Specifies the location of the log that contains information from the install or uninstall. If not specified a temporary log name is created by the resource.
• [String] Id: Specifies the hotfix ID of the Windows update that uniquely identifies the hotfix.
• [String] Ensure: Specifies whether the hotfix should be installed or uninstalled. Default value is 'Present'. { Present | Absent }
• [PSCredential] Credential: Specifies the credential to use to authenticate to a UNC share if the path is on a UNC share.

Read-Only Properties from Get-TargetResource

None.

xWindowsUpdateAgent

Parameters

• [String] IsSingleInstance: Specifies the resource is a single instance, the value must be 'Yes'.
• [System.Boolean] UpdateNow: Specifies if the resource should trigger an update during consistency check including initial configuration.
• [String[]] Category: Specifies one or more categories of updates that should be included. Defaults to 'Security'. Please note that security is not mutually exclusive with Important and Optional, so selecting Important may install some security updates, etcetera. { Security | Important | Optional }
• [String] Notifications: Specifies if the Windows update agent should notify about updates. { Disabled | ScheduledInstallation }
• [String] Source: Specifies which source service Windows update agent should use when searching for updates. Note that the option 'WSUS' is currently reserved for future use and not yet implemented. { MicrosoftUpdate | WindowsUpdate | WSUS }
• [SInt32] RetryAttempts: Specifies the number of retries when some known transient errors are raised during calls to Windows Update. Defaults to 3. Known transient errors are 0x8024402c, 0x8024401c, 0x80244022, and 0x80244010.
• [SInt32] RetryDelay: Specifies the delay in seconds before each retry. Defaults to 0.

Read-Only Properties from Get-TargetResource

• [String] AutomaticUpdatesNotificationSetting: Automatic Updates Notification Setting.
• [UInt32] TotalUpdatesNotInstalled: Count of updates not installed. Only returned if UpdateNow is specified.
• [System.Boolean] RebootRequired: Indicates if Wua Requires a reboot. Only returned if UpdateNow is specified.