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windows updates script (Vbscript)

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Hi Guys , honestly i don't understand at all in VBscript, I need to update only next classifications : Critical Updates, Security Updates , Update Rollups and Updates . Please could you please tell me how I cab indicate this in a script
'ServerSelection values ssDefault = 0 ssManagedServer = 1 ssWindowsUpdate = 2 ssOthers = 3 'InStr values intSearchStartChar = 1 dim strTitle Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session") Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateupdateSearcher() updateSearcher.ServerSelection = ssWindowsUpdate Set searchResult = updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software'") WScript.Echo "List of applicable items on the machine:" For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1 Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title Next If searchResult.Updates.Count = 0 Then WScript.Echo "There are no applicable updates." WScript.Quit End If WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Creating collection of updates to download:" Set updatesToDownload = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl") For I = 0 to searchResult.Updates.Count-1 Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) addThisUpdate = false If update.InstallationBehavior.CanRequestUserInput = true Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> skipping: " & update.Title & _ " because it requires user input" Else If update.EulaAccepted = false Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> note: " & update.Title & _ " has a license agreement that must be accepted:" WScript.Echo update.EulaText WScript.Echo "Do you accept this license agreement? (Y/N)" ''strInput = WScript.StdIn.ReadLine strInput = "Y" WScript.Echo If (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then update.AcceptEula() addThisUpdate = true Else WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> skipping: " & update.Title & _ " because the license agreement was declined" End If Else addThisUpdate = true End If End If If addThisUpdate = true Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title updatesToDownload.Add(update) End If Next If updatesToDownload.Count = 0 Then WScript.Echo "All applicable updates were skipped." WScript.Quit End If WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Downloading updates..." Set downloader = updateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader() downloader.Updates = updatesToDownload downloader.Download() Set updatesToInstall = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl") rebootMayBeRequired = false WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Successfully downloaded updates:" For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1 set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) If update.IsDownloaded = true Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title updatesToInstall.Add(update) If update.InstallationBehavior.RebootBehavior > 0 Then rebootMayBeRequired = true End If End If Next If updatesToInstall.Count = 0 Then WScript.Echo "No updates were successfully downloaded." WScript.Quit End If If rebootMayBeRequired = true Then WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "These updates may require a reboot." End If WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Would you like to install updates now? (Y/N)" ''strInput = WScript.StdIn.ReadLine strInput = "Y" WScript.Echo If (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then WScript.Echo "Installing updates..." Set installer = updateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller() installer.Updates = updatesToInstall Set installationResult = installer.Install() 'Output results of install WScript.Echo "Installation Result: " & _ installationResult.ResultCode WScript.Echo "Reboot Required: " & _ installationResult.RebootRequired & vbCRLF WScript.Echo "Listing of updates installed " & _ "and individual installation results:" For I = 0 to updatesToInstall.Count - 1 WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & _ updatesToInstall.Item(i).Title & _ ": " & installationResult.GetUpdateResult(i).ResultCode Next End If
thank you very much ^_^
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:01 PM
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I'd suggest asking for help over here.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home?forum=ITCG
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=scripting
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.- Proposed as answer by Richard MuellerMVP Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:53 PM
- Marked as answer by Richard MuellerMVP Wednesday, November 20, 2019 1:25 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:32 PM