Reset Windows Update¶
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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Function: Invoke-WPFFixesUpdate¶
function Invoke-WPFFixesUpdate {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Performs various tasks in an attempt to repair Windows Update
.DESCRIPTION
1. (Aggressive Only) Scans the system for corruption using chkdsk, SFC, and DISM
Steps:
1. Runs chkdsk /scan /perf
/scan - Runs an online scan on the volume
/perf - Uses more system resources to complete a scan as fast as possible
2. Runs SFC /scannow
/scannow - Scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible
3. Runs DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
/Online - Targets the running operating system
/Cleanup-Image - Performs cleanup and recovery operations on the image
/RestoreHealth - Scans the image for component store corruption and attempts to repair the corruption using Windows Update
4. Runs SFC /scannow
Ran twice in case DISM repaired SFC
2. Stops Windows Update Services
3. Remove the QMGR Data file, which stores BITS jobs
4. (Aggressive Only) Renames the DataStore and CatRoot2 folders
DataStore - Contains the Windows Update History and Log Files
CatRoot2 - Contains the Signatures for Windows Update Packages
5. Renames the Windows Update Download Folder
6. Deletes the Windows Update Log
7. (Aggressive Only) Resets the Security Descriptors on the Windows Update Services
8. Reregisters the BITS and Windows Update DLLs
9. Removes the WSUS client settings
10. Resets WinSock
11. Gets and deletes all BITS jobs
12. Sets the startup type of the Windows Update Services then starts them
13. Forces Windows Update to check for updates
.PARAMETER Aggressive
If specified, the script will take additional steps to repair Windows Update that are more dangerous, take a significant amount of time, or are generally unnecessary
#>
param($Aggressive = $false)
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -PercentComplete 0
# Wait for the first progress bar to show, otherwise the second one won't show
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
if ($Aggressive) {
# Scan system for corruption
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Scanning for corruption..." -PercentComplete 0
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running chkdsk..." -PercentComplete 0
# 2>&1 redirects stdout, alowing iteration over the output
chkdsk.exe /scan /perf 2>&1 | ForEach-Object {
# Write stdout to the Verbose stream
Write-Verbose $_
# Get the index of the total percentage
$index = $_.IndexOf("Total:")
if (
# If the percent is found
($percent = try {(
$_.Substring(
$index + 6,
$_.IndexOf("%", $index) - $index - 6
)
).Trim()} catch {0}) `
<# And the current percentage is greater than the previous one #>`
-and $percent -gt $oldpercent
) {
# Update the progress bar
$oldpercent = $percent
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running chkdsk... ($percent%)" -PercentComplete $percent
}
}
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running SFC..." -PercentComplete 0
$oldpercent = 0
# SFC has a bug when redirected which causes it to output only when the stdout buffer is full, causing the progress bar to move in chunks
sfc /scannow 2>&1 | ForEach-Object {
# Write stdout to the Verbose stream
Write-Verbose $_
# Filter for lines that contain a percentage that is greater than the previous one
if (
(
# Use a different method to get the percentage that accounts for SFC's Unicode output
[int]$percent = try {(
(
$_.Substring(
$_.IndexOf("n") + 2,
$_.IndexOf("%") - $_.IndexOf("n") - 2
).ToCharArray() | Where-Object {$_}
) -join ''
).TrimStart()} catch {0}
) -and $percent -gt $oldpercent
) {
# Update the progress bar
$oldpercent = $percent
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running SFC... ($percent%)" -PercentComplete $percent
}
}
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running DISM..." -PercentComplete 0
$oldpercent = 0
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth | ForEach-Object {
# Write stdout to the Verbose stream
Write-Verbose $_
# Filter for lines that contain a percentage that is greater than the previous one
if (
($percent = try {
[int]($_ -replace "\[" -replace "=" -replace " " -replace "%" -replace "\]")
} catch {0}) `
-and $percent -gt $oldpercent
) {
# Update the progress bar
$oldpercent = $percent
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running DISM... ($percent%)" -PercentComplete $percent
}
}
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running SFC again..." -PercentComplete 0
$oldpercent = 0
sfc /scannow 2>&1 | ForEach-Object {
# Write stdout to the Verbose stream
Write-Verbose $_
# Filter for lines that contain a percentage that is greater than the previous one
if (
(
[int]$percent = try {(
(
$_.Substring(
$_.IndexOf("n") + 2,
$_.IndexOf("%") - $_.IndexOf("n") - 2
).ToCharArray() | Where-Object {$_}
) -join ''
).TrimStart()} catch {0}
) -and $percent -gt $oldpercent
) {
# Update the progress bar
$oldpercent = $percent
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Running SFC... ($percent%)" -PercentComplete $percent
}
}
Write-Progress -Id 1 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
}
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Stopping Windows Update Services..." -PercentComplete 10
# Stop the Windows Update Services
Write-Progress -Id 2 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Status "Stopping BITS..." -PercentComplete 0
Stop-Service -Name BITS -Force
Write-Progress -Id 2 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Status "Stopping wuauserv..." -PercentComplete 20
Stop-Service -Name wuauserv -Force
Write-Progress -Id 2 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Status "Stopping appidsvc..." -PercentComplete 40
Stop-Service -Name appidsvc -Force
Write-Progress -Id 2 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Status "Stopping cryptsvc..." -PercentComplete 60
Stop-Service -Name cryptsvc -Force
Write-Progress -Id 2 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
# Remove the QMGR Data file
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Renaming/Removing Files..." -PercentComplete 20
Write-Progress -Id 3 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Status "Removing QMGR Data files..." -PercentComplete 0
Remove-Item "$env:allusersprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($Aggressive) {
# Rename the Windows Update Log and Signature Folders
Write-Progress -Id 3 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Status "Renaming the Windows Update Log, Download, and Signature Folder..." -PercentComplete 20
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore DataStore.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\System32\Catroot2 catroot2.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
# Rename the Windows Update Download Folder
Write-Progress -Id 3 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Status "Renaming the Windows Update Download Folder..." -PercentComplete 20
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\SoftwareDistribution\Download Download.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Delete the legacy Windows Update Log
Write-Progress -Id 3 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Status "Removing the old Windows Update log..." -PercentComplete 80
Remove-Item $env:systemroot\WindowsUpdate.log -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Progress -Id 3 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
if ($Aggressive) {
# Reset the Security Descriptors on the Windows Update Services
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Resetting the WU Service Security Descriptors..." -PercentComplete 25
Write-Progress -Id 4 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Resetting the WU Service Security Descriptors" -Status "Resetting the BITS Security Descriptor..." -PercentComplete 0
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "sc.exe" -ArgumentList "sdset", "bits", "D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"
Write-Progress -Id 4 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Resetting the WU Service Security Descriptors" -Status "Resetting the wuauserv Security Descriptor..." -PercentComplete 50
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "sc.exe" -ArgumentList "sdset", "wuauserv", "D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"
Write-Progress -Id 4 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Resetting the WU Service Security Descriptors" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
}
# Reregister the BITS and Windows Update DLLs
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Reregistering DLLs..." -PercentComplete 40
$oldLocation = Get-Location
Set-Location $env:systemroot\system32
$i = 0
$DLLs = @(
"atl.dll", "urlmon.dll", "mshtml.dll", "shdocvw.dll", "browseui.dll",
"jscript.dll", "vbscript.dll", "scrrun.dll", "msxml.dll", "msxml3.dll",
"msxml6.dll", "actxprxy.dll", "softpub.dll", "wintrust.dll", "dssenh.dll",
"rsaenh.dll", "gpkcsp.dll", "sccbase.dll", "slbcsp.dll", "cryptdlg.dll",
"oleaut32.dll", "ole32.dll", "shell32.dll", "initpki.dll", "wuapi.dll",
"wuaueng.dll", "wuaueng1.dll", "wucltui.dll", "wups.dll", "wups2.dll",
"wuweb.dll", "qmgr.dll", "qmgrprxy.dll", "wucltux.dll", "muweb.dll", "wuwebv.dll"
)
foreach ($dll in $DLLs) {
Write-Progress -Id 5 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Reregistering DLLs" -Status "Registering $dll..." -PercentComplete ($i / $DLLs.Count * 100)
$i++
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "regsvr32.exe" -ArgumentList "/s", $dll
}
Set-Location $oldLocation
Write-Progress -Id 5 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Reregistering DLLs" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
# Remove the WSUS client settings
if (Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate") {
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Removing WSUS client settings..." -PercentComplete 60
Write-Progress -Id 6 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Removing WSUS client settings" -PercentComplete 0
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "REG" -ArgumentList "DELETE", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "/v", "AccountDomainSid", "/f" -RedirectStandardError $true
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "REG" -ArgumentList "DELETE", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "/v", "PingID", "/f" -RedirectStandardError $true
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "REG" -ArgumentList "DELETE", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "/v", "SusClientId", "/f" -RedirectStandardError $true
Write-Progress -Id 6 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Removing WSUS client settings" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
}
# Reset WinSock
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Resetting WinSock..." -PercentComplete 65
Write-Progress -Id 7 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Resetting WinSock" -Status "Resetting WinSock..." -PercentComplete 0
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "netsh" -ArgumentList "winsock", "reset" -RedirectStandardOutput $true
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "netsh" -ArgumentList "winhttp", "reset", "proxy" -RedirectStandardOutput $true
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "netsh" -ArgumentList "int", "ip", "reset" -RedirectStandardOutput $true
Write-Progress -Id 7 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Resetting WinSock" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
# Get and delete all BITS jobs
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Deleting BITS jobs..." -PercentComplete 75
Write-Progress -Id 8 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Deleting BITS jobs" -Status "Deleting BITS jobs..." -PercentComplete 0
Get-BitsTransfer | Remove-BitsTransfer
Write-Progress -Id 8 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Deleting BITS jobs" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
# Change the startup type of the Windows Update Services and start them
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Starting Windows Update Services..." -PercentComplete 90
Write-Progress -Id 9 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Status "Starting BITS..." -PercentComplete 0
Get-Service BITS | Set-Service -StartupType Manual -PassThru | Start-Service
Write-Progress -Id 9 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Status "Starting wuauserv..." -PercentComplete 25
Get-Service wuauserv | Set-Service -StartupType Manual -PassThru | Start-Service
Write-Progress -Id 9 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Status "Starting AppIDSvc..." -PercentComplete 50
# The AppIDSvc service is protected, so the startup type has to be changed in the registry
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppIDSvc" -Name "Start" -Value "3" # Manual
Start-Service AppIDSvc
Write-Progress -Id 9 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Status "Starting CryptSvc..." -PercentComplete 75
Get-Service CryptSvc | Set-Service -StartupType Manual -PassThru | Start-Service
Write-Progress -Id 9 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
# Force Windows Update to check for updates
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Forcing discovery..." -PercentComplete 95
Write-Progress -Id 10 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Forcing discovery" -Status "Forcing discovery..." -PercentComplete 0
(New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate).DetectNow()
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath "wuauclt" -ArgumentList "/resetauthorization", "/detectnow"
Write-Progress -Id 10 -ParentId 0 -Activity "Forcing discovery" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100
$ButtonType = [System.Windows.MessageBoxButton]::OK
$MessageboxTitle = "Reset Windows Update "
$Messageboxbody = ("Stock settings loaded.`n Please reboot your computer")
$MessageIcon = [System.Windows.MessageBoxImage]::Information
[System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($Messageboxbody, $MessageboxTitle, $ButtonType, $MessageIcon)
Write-Host "==============================================="
Write-Host "-- Reset All Windows Update Settings to Stock -"
Write-Host "==============================================="
# Remove the progress bars
Write-Progress -Id 0 -Activity "Repairing Windows Update" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 1 -Activity "Scanning for corruption" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 2 -Activity "Stopping Services" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 3 -Activity "Renaming/Removing Files" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 4 -Activity "Resetting the WU Service Security Descriptors" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 5 -Activity "Reregistering DLLs" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 6 -Activity "Removing WSUS client settings" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 7 -Activity "Resetting WinSock" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 8 -Activity "Deleting BITS jobs" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 9 -Activity "Starting Windows Update Services" -Completed
Write-Progress -Id 10 -Activity "Forcing discovery" -Completed
}