WinUpdateBlocker/PauseUpdates-enable.ps1 at main · niltwill/WinUpdateBlocker · GitHub

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# Check for admin privileges
$isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
if (-not $isAdmin) {
    Write-Host "This script requires administrative privileges. Please run as Administrator." -ForegroundColor Red
    exit
}

# Logging function
$logFile = "PauseWindowsUpdate.log"
function Write-Log {
    param($Message, $Color = "White")
    $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
    "$timestamp - $Message" | Out-File -FilePath $logFile -Append
    Write-Host "$timestamp - $Message" -ForegroundColor $Color
}

# Check GPO interference
$gpoSettings = Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UpdatePolicy\Settings" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($gpoSettings -and ($gpoSettings.PausedQualityStatus -eq 0 -or $gpoSettings.PausedFeatureStatus -eq 0)) {
    Write-Log "Group Policy may override pause settings. Check with your administrator." -Color Yellow
}

# Pause update date
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UpdatePolicy" -Name "Settings" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UpdatePolicy\Settings" -Name "PausedQualityStatus" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UpdatePolicy\Settings" -Name "PausedFeatureStatus" -Value 1 -Type DWord

#$startDate = (Get-Date).ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
#$endDate = "2099-11-11T00:01:01Z"
$startDate = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
$endDate = "2099-11-11T00:01:01.000Z"
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime" -Value $startDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime" -Value $endDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime" -Value $startDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime" -Value $endDate
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "PauseUpdatesExpiryTime" -Value $endDate

Write-Log "Windows Updates paused until $endDate" -Color Green