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Use this topic to help manage Windows and Windows Server technologies with Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft.UpdateServices.Commands.dll-Help.xml
UpdateServices
12/20/2016
2.0.0
Approve-WsusUpdate

Approve-WsusUpdate

SYNOPSIS

Approves an update to be applied to clients.

SYNTAX

Approve-WsusUpdate -Update <WsusUpdate> -Action <UpdateApprovalAction> -TargetGroupName <String> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Approve-WsusUpdate cmdlet approves an update to be applied to clients. This operation requires Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Administrator privileges.

To use this cmdlet, run the Get-WsusUpdate cmdlet and pipe the resulting WsusUpdate object into this cmdlet.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Approve updates

PS C:\> Get-WsusUpdate -Classification All -Approval Unapproved -Status FailedOrNeeded | Approve-WsusUpdate -Action Install -TargetGroupName "All Computers"

This command approves for installation all unapproved updates with a status of failed or needed.

PARAMETERS

-Action

Specifies the action that clients should perform when applying the associated update. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Install
  • Not Approved
  • Uninstall
Type: UpdateApprovalAction
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Install, Uninstall, NotApproved, All

Required: True
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: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-TargetGroupName

Specifies the name of the computer target group for which to run this cmdlet.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Update

Specifies the object that contains the server of the update to be approved or denied as well as the update to be approved or denied. This value is obtained by running the Get-WsusUpdate cmdlet and passing the resulting WsusUpdate object into this cmdlet.

Type: WsusUpdate
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
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: False
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

Microsoft UpdateServices.Commands.WsusUpdate

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

Deny-WsusUpdate

Get-WsusUpdate