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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Reset-WindowsUpdate.ps1 - Resets the Windows Update components
.DESCRIPTION
This script will reset all of the Windows Updates components to DEFAULT SETTINGS.
.OUTPUTS
Results are printed to the console. Future releases will support outputting to a log file.
.NOTES
Written by: Ryan Nemeth
Find me on:
* My Blog: http://www.geekyryan.com
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeky_ryan
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-nemeth-b0b1504b/
* Github: https://github.com/rnemeth90
* TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/ryan%20nemeth/
Change Log
V1.00, 05/21/2015 - Initial version
V1.10, 09/22/2016 - Fixed bug with call to sc.exe
V1.20, 11/13/2017 - Fixed environment variables
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$arch = Get-WMIObject -Class Win32_Processor -ComputerName LocalHost | Select-Object AddressWidth
Write-Host "1. Stopping Windows Update Services..."
Stop-Service -Name BITS
Stop-Service -Name wuauserv
Stop-Service -Name appidsvc
Stop-Service -Name cryptsvc
Write-Host "2. Remove QMGR Data file..."
Remove-Item "$env:allusersprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "3. Renaming the Software Distribution and CatRoot Folder..."
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\System32\Catroot2 catroot2.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "4. Removing old Windows Update log..."
Remove-Item $env:systemroot\WindowsUpdate.log -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "5. Resetting the Windows Update Services to defualt settings..."
"sc.exe sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"
"sc.exe sdset wuauserv D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"
Set-Location $env:systemroot\system32
Write-Host "6. Registering some DLLs..."
regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll
regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll
regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll
regsvr32.exe /s shdocvw.dll
regsvr32.exe /s browseui.dll
regsvr32.exe /s jscript.dll
regsvr32.exe /s vbscript.dll
regsvr32.exe /s scrrun.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml3.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml6.dll
regsvr32.exe /s actxprxy.dll
regsvr32.exe /s softpub.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wintrust.dll
regsvr32.exe /s dssenh.dll
regsvr32.exe /s rsaenh.dll
regsvr32.exe /s gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe /s sccbase.dll
regsvr32.exe /s slbcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe /s cryptdlg.dll
regsvr32.exe /s oleaut32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s ole32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s shell32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s initpki.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wups.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wups2.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuweb.dll
regsvr32.exe /s qmgr.dll
regsvr32.exe /s qmgrprxy.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wucltux.dll
regsvr32.exe /s muweb.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuwebv.dll
Write-Host "7) Removing WSUS client settings..."
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f
Write-Host "8) Resetting the WinSock..."
netsh winsock reset
netsh winhttp reset proxy
Write-Host "9) Delete all BITS jobs..."
Get-BitsTransfer | Remove-BitsTransfer
Write-Host "10) Attempting to install the Windows Update Agent..."
if($arch -eq 64){
wusa Windows8-RT-KB2937636-x64 /quiet
}
else{
wusa Windows8-RT-KB2937636-x86 /quiet
}
Write-Host "11) Starting Windows Update Services..."
Start-Service -Name BITS
Start-Service -Name wuauserv
Start-Service -Name appidsvc
Start-Service -Name cryptsvc
Write-Host "12) Forcing discovery..."
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow
Write-Host "Process complete. Please reboot your computer."
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