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Pause Windows 10 Updates for N Days
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Pause-WindowsUpdates.ps1
[string]$nowDate = [DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'")
[string]$UpdatePauseEndDate = [DateTime]::Now.AddDays(7).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'")
[string]$RegNode = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegNode -Name 'PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime' -Value $nowDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegNode -Name 'PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime' -Value $nowDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegNode -Name 'PauseUpdatesExpiryTime' -Value $UpdatePauseEndDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegNode -Name 'PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime' -Value $UpdatePauseEndDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegNode -Name 'PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime' -Value $UpdatePauseEndDate
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