Bulk Install Windows Update MSU Files with PowerShell

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There may come a time when you need to manually install several Microsoft update *.msu files. If you have a laptop that cannot be connected to the internet or a WSUS server and have several update files to install it can take an entire day to install all of them.
A quick and easy way to avoid the pain and repetition of this is to script the installations and that is what you will learn in this tutorial.

[@ajnava9169]

Thank you so much on this. This really solved my issue patching my servers . KUDOS!

[@Awesomenes4L]

Just had to install 50+ updates manually across 20 servers. This will help a bunch, thanks.

[@ServerAcademy]

Nice!! Glad this one was helpful it took some work to put together

[@subramanid3671]

Can i get the script

[@krishnakvvs]

how to install on remote servers, Could you please let me know.

[@ServerAcademy]

You need to enable PS Remoting then you can execute the commands remotely: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/enable-psremoting?view=powershell-7

[@dharanidharbapathu3451]

@@ServerAcademy I have this - the copy is happening just fine, but, the install isn't happening on the remote computers $UpdatePath = Get-ChildItem \\computername\updates
$computers= get-content -path "C:\Users\administrator\Desktop\server.txt"
foreach ($pc in $computers) {
foreach ($update in $updatepath) {
Copy-Item -Path $update.FullName -Destination "\\$pc\c$\Windows\Temp" -Force -Recurse
$UpdateFilePath = $update.FullName
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $pc -ScriptBlock { start-process -wait wusa -ArgumentList "/update $updatefilepath","/quiet","/restart"}
}
}

[@sarumathir8751]

@@dharanidharbapathu3451 did the script work ? Am looking for similar kind of one, TIA

[@MegaFun78]

gracie

[@Superdanceband]

nice tutorial

[@sriramgce1985]

super

[@steve4334]

Great Tutorial, very helpful and the way you explain it makes sense to a PS NOOB like me :D Thanks you very much!

[@supriyochatterjee4095]

Please kindly upload videos related to Windows Server Migration and Windows Server Security and File Management and Backup via Powershell Automation techniques

[@daretodoforu]

You cane use the below command if you have folder with spaces so that you can consolidate all msu file under one directory Copy-Item $updatefilepath -Destination "c:\windows\Patches"

[@hlo512]

i tried to this script to install the msu and i have a failed of installing msu as you showed in the video. Do you have any troubleshoot for that failures?

[@RomeroProductions]

can I do this using a DVD? I have a bunch of servers at a Federal Site that are not on the Internet and need to still patch them. I would like to be able to create this same process to auto run from a DVD. great video by the way thanks for the tips!

[@yukihao90]

I wanted to like this vid, but the likes are on 69 so I don't wanna be the guy who'll break the cycle

[@rohitvishwakarma9965]

I tried to install msu file by using session with invoke command it's not working but the simple command is working fine. Means ps remoting is working but when trying to install msu file it not installing please help me on this

[@marwinst.7599]

what is when i want to uninstall an update later? i think it make more sense to using not a bulk installation and the normal way tu use WSUS!? i'm wrong or tell me in which cases i have to use this way?

[@humaurtum100]

Can you please share How can we use this script for installing msu on multiple remote computers

[@howiekalbz7396]

Very informative, this will save some time for sure.

[@kamsaid7823]

this is just awesome..

[@ramyogeshwaran]

Super

[@ServerAcademy]

Thank you!

[@subramanid3671]

Can I get the script