35 lines
1.6 KiB
PowerShell
35 lines
1.6 KiB
PowerShell
## This is the folder we need to rename
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$TARGET_DIR = "${Env:WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution"
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## This is what we're renaming it to
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$DEST_DIR = "${Env:WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution.old"
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## Delete any existing folder from a previous execution of this script
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Write-Output "Deleting ""${DEST_DIR}"""
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Try { Remove-Item $DEST_DIR -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
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Catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message }
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## Stop Background Intelligent Transfer Services and Windows Update
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Control-Service -Stop -Name BITS
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Control-Service -Stop -Name wuauserv
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## Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder, forcing Windows Update to recreate all metrics and redownload all updates
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Write-Output "Renaming ""${TARGET_DIR}"" to ""${DEST_DIR}"""
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Try { Rename-Item -Path $TARGET_DIR -NewName $DEST_DIR -Force }
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Catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message }
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## Start Windows Update and Background Intelligent Transfer Services
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Control-Service -Start -Name BITS
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Control-Service -Start -Name wuauserv
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## Delete SoftwareDistribution.old from this execution of this script
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## Comment this section out if you want to leave the renamed folder there for some reason,
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## but keep in mind this folder can be very large and takes up a lot of space.
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Write-Output "Deleting ""${DEST_DIR}"""
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Try { Remove-Item $DEST_DIR -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
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Catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message }
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## Force the Windows Update client to check for new updates
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Write-Output "Resetting WSUS authorization and starting update detection"
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Try { Start-Process "${Env:WinDir}\System32\wuauctl.exe" -ArgumentList "/resetauthorization /detectnow" }
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Catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } |