Many information technology (IT) professionals use Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) to manage updates across all their Windows systems and other third-party software. When WSUS is paired with ...

Fortunately PowerShell can ... based on the MSU (Microsoft Update) provider type by using Get-Package -ProviderName Programs, MSI. Get-Package gives you the software name and version by default ...

The free updates are a part of Windows maintenance and support that releases software to fix errors ... Users can check the update history using PowerShell or the command line, or they can also ...

Any IT professional is surely intimately familiar with “Patch Tuesday,” or Microsoft’s predetermined slot when they release the latest updates for all their software applications ...

By using PowerShell to interact with WSUS via the command line allows you to add WSUS actions into bigger automation workflows. For example, in a previous position I needed to sync approved software ...

It could be simply for just knowing what they have installed, or determining if some software installed may have vulnerabilities which are fixed via a security update or performing ... to perform this ...

If you’re confident with coding, you may find it easier to install Windows patches with PowerShell than to use Microsoft’s system. With PowerShell, you can remotely manage updates across ... an ...

(Or, at the very least, you’ll have a good idea whether something like a scheduled Windows Update is to blame ... with new a faster way to use PowerShell, instead of Event Viewer, to find ...

Alternatively, you can also quickly trigger the antivirus update using PowerShell commands and Command Prompt commands. Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for ...