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Configure Winget Auto Update

Summary​

The script configures the Winget-AutoUpdate solution on the endpoint with the options configured in the client-level EDFs, which are further explained in this document. Additionally, it can create the Winget Auto Update Errors remote monitor if the client-level EDF WAU - MonitorFailures is flagged.

Refer to Winget-AutoUpdate for detailed information on Winget-AutoUpdate.

File Hash​

File Path: C:\ProgramData\_automation\Script\Winget-AutoUpdate\Winget-AutoUpdate.ps1
File Hash (Sha256): 40E4DC5C6646EF9E95AB10A98D6483CD64E443F14604DE2A340C2BB9687C27A5
File Hash (MD5): 2E8A5542F96BA4A17494FE2AA2EDB7E7

Additional PowerShell Scripts​

These scripts come with the Winget-AutoUpdate application.

File NameFile PathFile Hash (Sha256)File Hash (MD5)
Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1738F3E3F01B3DB0B5AB25EE6B586E632B1044DA18E1C7DBCDA45AB88B28827A0954A877ACD5B74F8568DAC23C74DF9A2
User-Run.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/User-Run.ps1DC6919D7B7001EC56122100B3B633F459F6F49981565D580B41E536DE9B0113EC1C532D865420357E25BA3D4D1B6E950
WAU-Policies.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU-Policies.ps10F0D076F23B3FE1ABB4A144BB9A6A413E195D30B40C71C4D558EC1064704B2D39342DE82642AD1977FD4B4A522EA70F8
WAU-Uninstall.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU-Uninstall.ps1C64BBA059115E2E8F7BA754ADEF5300617C42F18F6DEB9A6670A74468E2DD6CD40BE78A0706D3A20F4CAC1AE5526B10B
Winget-Install.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps1C69CC71BF2E67A585816ECE253F4E13799A73CF79DCEB5653072CA538C4975ED4287AFB7F2FE5703F372B1533E73E2CA
Winget-Notify.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Notify.ps1BC004D7C794EE6921948ED2191F00CF0CF936B207C9802F6AAEC744D8C172894E60F4DAA89B899D238A7330A2FF25D2B
Winget-Upgrade.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps18D2E82B266A104FB63C84BEF19AEC1BCB3C70CFD7156770F48BFB1F8A50A0FD2E613D2A2F3411BF52D41CF79153F9403
Add-ScopeMachine.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Add-ScopeMachine.ps18D3E0CE90AC6AE720B17E16D02061D16C5F501626A56A48930740BE6AB14C311BB8EA83AA87ABE5F2BB2A50DA9079352
Add-Shortcut.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Add-Shortcut.ps12EEE5655448AFBABB4E378F542AFA9C858A8B24FCCD6D6C05FA1BEA9B9F3FCFB6457B8ABD9DD8FA42EC57D2F09B706C1
Confirm-Installation.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Confirm-Installation.ps1145C6B2B56476219055BBB76AD2A21F0B77C6E038EE0483BB5EF2D50EC486B9596CF71D860AA13A4798BBF81B752620F
Get-AppInfo.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-AppInfo.ps1D2628CA9E5F62D1633628BB4E0A2F4F0A80316E7D01923E269576E259FA6E5EDFC551FEF084728BF59067B870936F146
Get-AZCopy.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-AZCopy.ps1AB3A6C4A75A5317EBDEDC9FB12F3CE4EC72F8EFC138EB6269A4AF9B6D498A10DBF33295523FB2B00B83512A80A6274C3
Get-ExcludedApps.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-ExcludedApps.ps1240B02F21C8E0F38F5A5D783F836B6E948E7D41AEA48C3986806DF38D0B36D9D15B468591CF13B35DAE6999CC6F234E8
Get-IncludedApps.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-IncludedApps.ps1B846DA38B50C384E52AC07FB348B17C10DA23CBFBA00FC511A8F5ECA1A3CEDC63B6E65F6C0865EF01D8162F09D92901C
Get-NotifLocale.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-NotifLocale.ps15B73331CBBD8D54D07706C6D2EF336613C6D544E3FE95D77A3343219D79A86757BACDABBA3770B62F42984E861B6666F
Get-WAUAvailableVersion.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-WAUAvailableVersion.ps121D507C942C504D1D2B3F0B9F1E72A3CA3CA5F60425DFEC19D2C0152574BA2BB56B024E6EDCFEFF95E414ECB40C4F69A
Get-WAUConfig.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-WAUConfig.ps1DF1E099969F7FF666BECF93EEE3F1CC358655E3BFA6DD9649262EB864A8E6C3F983692CCA31B77CF68DF285B061EFA47
Get-WingetCmd.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-WingetCmd.ps1A5346A0F02B3E0FF25745069F0781558B4C05E7D725799C4E2320EF34E83B28C2E6E1AEDCF3B09A533E857CAD5D7E5B1
Get-WingetOutdatedApps.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-WingetOutdatedApps.ps14B0475588D9D98ADBF2C658A978C78162220D0C1BB8AF3F82043E1E5663E67177770132470A84CF4CA75BD551B880445
Get-WingetSystemApps.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-WingetSystemApps.ps153B0A97C1EA945B11CCE442306EF8648F2E8181543838EB7A7348DB370F705E9747053AFBC29738A2D90EBB53BCE4B5E
Install-Prerequisites.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Install-Prerequisites.ps13CC059BF73A6DFCB8FB55916572F4A342759B6E79D0CBFAF0E675DE874EE2569A0683E9655D5AE46ED60CB2162066479
Invoke-DirProtect.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-DirProtect.ps1D3EE093A8170768EB66E8D2E4A74365D224BE9FA23FBD5BE32744706A096489E31DC76A2EF8C77E0957B8C27A26082E7
Invoke-LogRotation.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-LogRotation.ps176687123B6A596B70130AD0A7C26EA3CB44C8CFDBD1B35F07A78B582D183B77DD20DCCD10D5975CA072FEED3CC65A621
Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1E7AF3A0EBB8BDD90762B1789D9770E7E255421A9C0357BB8CE3523991C51359DBCFE9FEA7509641C319FD1BDD0365C59
Start-NotifTask.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Start-NotifTask.ps11EA695807F5942A1D5F91B6063C8A78A002B815284FC46E60B4E07BED46C679750613337BDE967FCF2C3D2CC20A89FC0
Test-ListPath.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Test-ListPath.ps108AD9C30410CA1E1AAD9176716A65CCA6B00AB4D2933A9CAAEEE6640E5247092C71B0DBA7B64840BDBE58E5513E10FF0
Test-Mods.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Test-Mods.ps1DDB00054A80C7A88B02F567ACB908448AD04FD4CF1A5A8AC93C720F91C9CF2AFFC078BDB3A10E6BBD32392F5CCF37221
Test-ModsPath.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Test-ModsPath.ps12FDA731587D5874450CFA98C91F23898E1DA5878E8F3F98FB24D42800EC29DE88312EE1C82CD195DFCE80989D2A65693
Test-Network.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Test-Network.ps18709FE84E00A3562CC7C3BF4CEE328B368A487ADA11AEFE5E04B6A951296384A0B558BEDFF5D70E72C99EE83DCBE1063
Test-PendingReboot.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Test-PendingReboot.ps117A4C671984998883167D72DEC318AA26E0283866A82877B2F707F9397E8372952CEA880EB082C533ECEF87734CC5100
Update-App.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-App.ps14BBFC55A0289EC873867DA2BB702508845CAC7F364AEE9EEEB5553E9F45B6D2892E7625FCA538A1DBC6F592E1FBAC688
Update-StoreApps.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-StoreApps.ps11BCAEAC7A71EACEF438E5D0D8C55AFF61F1F4B43182684A2B5A63C970683DF15EFC4332F655B864C1AF65884967137AD
Update-WAU.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WAU.ps1804C815464FDFBE170234275F4BE807019A08DD51E9BB774EEED7C71D7B574A5EF3B6B21FDD240507A696AA9479FD496
Update-WinGet.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Update-WinGet.ps1E0D20CF1C2C4D122D11194BB99812E66F288BD524DFA65B9A7E3AA1596FE7750F03CD8B2C064559E2EA86381F51E7133
Write-ToLog.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Write-ToLog.ps1996721F33BEE9F45CCD0211C5C33A76767DE7701834BDB4C4F42C69560BA5FFBC1EE84D531DA16BFB7C49DD0E33D678F
_AppID-template.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_AppID-template.ps1EF411BCFB4406F55A9E1834F2805732B0F99E8C68F8F17B7FD6A083A3DC0C73E9309BCADA879230E21F34FEE1951F98D
_Mods-Functions.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_Mods-Functions.ps15B742B2E5B66D4EC499F5042056FA0D30776F1395B3EF54DD297F5686D533D0E7DFBF0C755DA8D1464FA568F71D525CB
_WAU-mods-template.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_WAU-mods-template.ps1463672E1C075F2CF16A4287FBDBED599E0EA9CBFEB8F5609B4720892B6A57033A90551361927EB09E0D0585D09B1E9DD
_WAU-notinstalled-template.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_WAU-notinstalled-template.ps1E22F344CDB5AF727202DC5FC4413871F04300DDA063C99EC8A4BA97FA3A840DB2B289A8EF8BA15EFFD7736945DE0C3A3
User-Run.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/User-Run.ps139A94BB08FB0B0E473872919329AFB57C7DB5F43734DCEC4AB3DD74A6F356E30D27460131DA5B3290F2D6EEA804A4DA2
WAU-Installer-GUI.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU-Installer-GUI.ps18A582CDA4CDFDAF6A96F1A33F96D2CB2A6396A8974048BFFEFFD9C3B641E300D0D6967B3FB4518F32DEF04825AC0849C
WAU-Notify.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU-Notify.ps1977833F729766FB877E9FBFB12D2BDD2EEA44F2FF0361F9C82590B7FD4C719F73CF82FDFA743F72827DBF00EBFE20BFD
WAU-Policies.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/WAU-Policies.ps1175AABF509C07D9FBEA3D7044606266B6CCE4CDA3D49DD4023C8432772B48EE5EB02ED037E8BC4C82FD586E125CCDBD1
Winget-Install.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Install.ps109BDE37B4DF1031DACD53B5CA893F22EDD7E05320BE9FE8E45C944BCBB21E2AED007A0736E60E0C4D5CEDD26D7D19986
Winget-Upgrade.ps1C:/ProgramData/_Automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1A8F8811E934E81EC531E0D5F9D5193639BAD69D0C24445DA631BAE9F127B97219DF44CA961D6F0CF0162E39031BF82A4

Sample Run​

First Run: Run the script with the Set_Environment parameter set to 1 for the first run to create the pvl_wau_config table and EDFs used by the solution.

First Run

Regular Execution:
Regular Execution

To uninstall Winget-AutoUpdate and wipe its traces, it will remove the Winget Auto Update Errors remote monitor if it exists. Additionally, the Computer-level EDF Exclude From Winget Auto Update will be flagged, resulting in excluding the computer from the solution and preventing the script execution in the future.
Uninstall

The script's default nature is to compare the existing configuration before running the installation. Setting the Force to 1 will skip the comparison.
Force

Dependencies​

WAU.zip
https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate
SWM - Software Update - Internal Monitor - Execute Script - Configure Winget Auto Update

Variables​

NameDescription
projectNameWinget-AutoUpdate
workingDirectoryC:/ProgramData/_automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate
ps1PathC:/ProgramData/_automation/script/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-AutoUpdate.ps1

User Parameters​

NameExampleRequiredDescription
Set_Environment1True (for first execution)Run the script with the Set_Environment parameter set to 1 for the first run to create the pvl_wau_config table and EDFs used by the solution.
Force1FalseThe script's default nature is to compare the existing configuration before running the installation. Setting the Force to 1 will skip the comparison.
Uninstall1FalseTo uninstall Winget-AutoUpdate and wipe its traces. It will remove the Winget Auto Update Errors remote monitor if it exists. Additionally, the Computer-level EDF Exclude From Winget Auto Update will be flagged, resulting in excluding the computer from the solution and preventing the script execution in the future.

Client-Level EDF​

NameExampleTypeDropdown OptionsDescription
Winget Auto UpdateEnabled for Servers and WorkstationsDropdown
  • Disabled
  • Enabled for Workstations Only
  • Enabled for Servers and Workstations
Set this EDF to enable the Winget Auto Update solution.
WAU - WhitelistDitto.Ditto, Greenshot.Greenshot, HeidiSQL.HeidiSQL...TextA comma-separated list of applications to update. By default, the solution will enable the Auto-update for all applications unless a whitelist is defined. Specifying this list overrides the blacklisted applications.
WAU-BlacklistDitto.Ditto, Greenshot.Greenshot, HeidiSQL.HeidiSQL...TextA comma-separated list of applications to exclude. Only one of Whitelist or Blacklist can be used at a time. If both are provided, Whitelist will take precedence.
WAU - InstallUserContextCheck-BoxFlag this EDF to enable auto-update for User-level applications, too. By default, only system-level applications are updated. Note: End users may observe a PowerShell window appearing on their screens during the scheduled update if the user context is enabled.
WAU - NotificationLevelSuccessOnlyDropdown
  • Full
  • SuccessOnly
  • None
Specifies the notification level for application updates. Default: None Sample Notification: Notification Sample
WAU - UpdateIntervalDailyDropdown- Daily - BiDaily - Weekly - BiWeekly - Monthly - NeverSpecifies the frequency of updates for the applications. This EDF defines how frequently the available updates are checked and implemented for the applications. Default: Daily
WAU - UpdatesAtTime06AMDropdown
  • 12AM
  • 12:30AM
  • 01AM
  • 01:30AM
  • 02AM
  • 02:30AM
  • 03AM
  • 03:30AM
  • 04AM
  • 04:30AM
  • 05AM
  • 05:30AM
  • 06AM
  • 06:30AM
  • 07AM
  • 07:30AM
  • 08AM
  • 08:30AM
  • 09AM
  • 09:30AM
  • 10AM
  • 10:30AM
  • 11AM
  • 11:30AM
  • 12PM
  • 12:30PM
  • 01PM
  • 01:30PM
  • 02PM
  • 02:30PM
  • 03PM
  • 03:30PM
  • 04PM
  • 04:30PM
  • 05PM
  • 05:30PM
  • 06PM
  • 06:30PM
  • 07PM
  • 07:30PM
  • 08PM
  • 08:30PM
  • 09PM
  • 09:30PM
  • 10PM
  • 10:30PM
  • 11PM
  • 11:30PM
Specifies the time for updates in 12-hour format for updating the applications. Default: 06AM
WAU - updatesAtLogonCheck-BoxFlag this EDF to configure WAU to run at user logon. Both UpdatesAtTime and UpdatesAtLogon can be used together.
WAU - doNotRunAfterInstallationCheck-BoxFlag this EDF to prevent Winget-AutoUpdate from running immediately after installation. By default, it runs after installation.
WAU - MonitorFailuresCheck-BoxFlag this EDF to create the Winget Auto Update Errors remote monitor on the computer to alert on Winget AutoUpdate failures.

Client-Level EDF

Location-Level EDF​

NameTypeSectionDescription
Exclude From Winget Auto UpdateCheck-BoxExclusionsFlag this EDF to exclude the location from the Winget Auto Update solution.

Computer-Level EDF​

NameTypeSectionDescription
Exclude From Winget Auto UpdateCheck-BoxExclusionsFlag this EDF to exclude the computer from the Winget Auto Update solution.

Output​

  • Script logs
  • Custom Table
  • Remote Monitor
  • Scheduled tasks created under /WAU/:
    • Winget-AutoUpdate
    • Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify
    • Winget-AutoUpdate-Policies
    • Winget-AutoUpdate-UserContext