Script for Debugging Windows Updates

Posted on by qwertycody

Here’s a quick script I wrote to debug issues with Windows Update if you ever need to pass information along to IT.

To be run in git-bash and in it’s own folder.

###########################################
#### Declare Output Directory Settings ####
###########################################

OUTPUT_PATH="."
FOLDER_NAME=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
FOLDER_PATH="$OUTPUT_PATH/$FOLDER_NAME"

mkdir -p "$FOLDER_PATH"

######################
####   Do Work    ####
######################

cp /c/Windows/Logs/WindowsUpdate/* "$FOLDER_PATH"
cat /c/Windows/Logs/CBS/CBS.log > "$FOLDER_PATH/CBS.log"
cp /c/ProgramData/USOShared/Logs/* "$FOLDER_PATH"

PowerShell.exe -command "Get-WindowsUpdateLog -LogPath \"$FOLDER_PATH/WindowsUpdate.log\""
cat "$FOLDER_PATH/WindowsUpdate.log"

Published by qwertycody

Programming and IT are a never ending learning game and I love to learn and continue to grow as a professional.

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