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external help file WindowsUpdateSetting-help.xml
Module Name WindowsUpdateSetting
online version https://jdhitsolutions.com/yourls/22231b
schema 2.0.0

Suspend-WindowsUpdate

SYNOPSIS

Pause Windows Updates for 35 days or less.

SYNTAX

Suspend-WindowsUpdate [-Resume <DateTime>] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This command achieves the same result as pausing Windows Updates in Settings/Windows Update/Advanced Settings. By default your system will not check or get any updates for 35 days. But you can specify a date that is less than 35 days.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

PS C:\> Suspend-WindowsUpdates

EXAMPLE 2

PS C:\> Suspend-WindowsUpdate -passthru

   Computername: PROSPERO

Paused   PauseStartUTC          PauseEndUTC             TimeRemaining
------   -------------          -----------             -------------
True     3/18/2025 1:42:20 PM   4/22/2025 1:42:20 PM      35.03:59:59

EXAMPLE 3

PS C:\> Suspend-WindowsUpdate -Resume (Get-Date).AddDays(10)

Suspend Windows Updates for about 10 days.

PARAMETERS

-Passthru

Display the current update settings.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

-Resume

Enter a datetime to resume updates. This must be less than 35 days.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 35 days from now
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 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

None

WindowsUpdateSetting

NOTES

Learn more about PowerShell: https://buttondown.com/behind-the-powershell-pipeline

RELATED LINKS

Resume-WindowsUpdate