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PowerShell: Accept License Agreements for all WSUS Updates

Sometimes you need to accept the license agreements for a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Update. Here is a small script that can automates that process for you.

#requires -Version 3.0 -Modules UpdateServices

<#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Accept License Agreements

    .DESCRIPTION
    Accept License Agreements for all Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Updates

    .PARAMETER Name
    Specifies the name of a WSUS server.

    .EXAMPLE
    PS C:\> Approve-WSUSLicenseAgreementAcceptance -Name 'mycdc01'

    Accept License Agreements on the WSUS Server 'mycdc01'

    .EXAMPLE
    PS C:\> Approve-WSUSLicenseAgreementAcceptance

    Accept License Agreements

    .NOTES
    Initial beta Version
#>
[CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'None',
					SupportsShouldProcess)]
param
(
	[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline,
				  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
				  Position = 1)]
	[Alias('WSUSServer')]
	[string]
	$Name = $null
)

begin
{
	try
	{
		if ($Name)
		{
			Write-Verbose -Message ('Use {0} as WSUS Server' -f $Name)

			$paramGetWsusServer = @{
				Name			  = $Name
				ErrorAction   = 'Stop'
				WarningAction = 'Continue'
			}
		}
		else
		{
			Write-Verbose -Message 'Use the default WSUS Server'
			$paramGetWsusServer = @{
				ErrorAction   = 'Stop'
				WarningAction = 'Continue'
			}
		}
		$WSUS = (Get-WsusServer @paramGetWsusServer)
	}
	catch
	{
		# get error record
		[Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_

		# retrieve information about runtime error
		$info = [PSCustomObject]@{
			Exception = $e.Exception.Message
			Reason	 = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason
			Target	 = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName
			Script	 = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName
			Line	    = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber
			Column	 = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine
		}

		# output information. Post-process collected info, and log info (optional)
		$info

		Write-Error -Message 'No WSUS Server was found!' -ErrorAction Stop

		break

		exit 1
	}

	$unapprovedUpdates = $null
	$unapprovedUpdates = $WSUS.getupdates() | Where-Object -FilterScript {
		$_.isdeclined -ne $true
	}

	$license = $null
	if ($unapprovedUpdates)
	{
		$license = $unapprovedUpdates | Where-Object -FilterScript {
			$_.RequiresLicenseAgreementAcceptance
		}
	}
	else
	{
		Write-Verbose -Message 'Nothing left todo.'
	}
}

process
{
	if ($license)
	{
		if ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess("$license", 'Accept License Agreement'))
		{
			$license | ForEach-Object -Process {
				$_.AcceptLicenseAgreement()
			}
		}
	}
	else
	{
		Write-Verbose -Message 'Nothing left todo…'
	}
}

end
{
	Write-Verbose -Message 'Done'
}

#region License
<#
    BSD 3-Clause License

    Copyright (c) 2018, enabling Technology <http://enatec.io>;
    All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

    3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

    By using the Software, you agree to the License, Terms and Conditions above!
#>
#endregion License

#region Hints
<#
    This is a third-party Software!

    The developer(s) of this Software is NOT sponsored by or affiliated with Microsoft Corp (MSFT) or any of its subsidiaries in any way

    The Software is not supported by Microsoft Corp (MSFT)!
#>
#endregion Hints

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