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Version: 4.0

Install-ADTMSUpdates

SYNOPSIS

Install all Microsoft Updates in a given directory.

SYNTAX

Install-ADTMSUpdates [-Directory] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Install all Microsoft Updates of type ".exe", ".msu", or ".msp" in a given directory (recursively search directory). The function will check if the update is already installed and skip it if it is. It handles older redistributables and different types of updates appropriately.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Install-ADTMSUpdates -Directory "$($adtSession.DirFiles)\MSUpdates"

Installs all Microsoft Updates found in the specified directory.

PARAMETERS

-Directory

Directory containing the updates.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

You cannot pipe objects to this function.

OUTPUTS

None

This function does not return any objects.

NOTES

An active ADT session is NOT required to use this function.

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https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/docs/reference/functions/Install-ADTMSUpdates