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How to Manage Windows Update Using PowerShell (Image Credit: Russell Smith) The command below scans the device for updates that are not already applied to installed software: You can add filters to search for updates in specific categories, like software for example. It looks for available updates that apply to the device. The Start-WUScan cmdlet initiates a scan without installing any updates. You can list the available cmdlets in the module installed using Get-Command: Get-Command -Module WindowsUpdateProvider Microsoft’s Windows Update PowerShell provider (WindowsUpdateProvider) comes preinstalled in Windows Server 2019 and later versions of Windows. Microsoft’s Windows Update PowerShell provider And I’ll show you how to use the third-party PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell module that most system administrators still prefer to use. In this article, I will look at both Microsoft’s Windows Update provider for PowerShell in Windows Server 2019. But starting in Windows Server 2019, Microsoft’s WindowsUpdateProvider PowerShell module is included out-of-the-box and it allows you to perform simple Windows Update management tasks, like starting a scan and installing updates. Managing Windows Update with PowerShell has until recently only been possible using a third-party module.