Reset-WindowsUpdate.ps1

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.SYNOPSIS
Reset-WindowsUpdate.ps1 - Resets the Windows Update components

.DESCRIPTION 
This script will reset all of the Windows Updates components to DEFAULT SETTINGS.

.OUTPUTS
Results are printed to the console. Future releases will support outputting to a log file. 

.NOTES
Written by: Ryan Nemeth

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* My Blog:	http://www.geekyryan.com
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* LinkedIn:	https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-nemeth-b0b1504b/
* Github:	https://github.com/rnemeth90
* TechNet:  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/ryan%20nemeth/

Change Log
V1.00, 05/21/2015 - Initial version
V1.10, 09/22/2016 - Fixed bug with call to sc.exe
V1.20, 11/13/2017 - Fixed environment variables
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$arch = Get-WMIObject -Class Win32_Processor -ComputerName LocalHost | Select-Object AddressWidth

Write-Host "1. Stopping Windows Update Services..."
Stop-Service -Name BITS
Stop-Service -Name wuauserv
Stop-Service -Name appidsvc
Stop-Service -Name cryptsvc

Write-Host "2. Remove QMGR Data file..."
Remove-Item "$env:allusersprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host "3. Renaming the Software Distribution and CatRoot Folder..."
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Rename-Item $env:systemroot\System32\Catroot2 catroot2.bak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host "4. Removing old Windows Update log..."
Remove-Item $env:systemroot\WindowsUpdate.log -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host "5. Resetting the Windows Update Services to defualt settings..."
"sc.exe sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"
"sc.exe sdset wuauserv D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"

Set-Location $env:systemroot\system32

Write-Host "6. Registering some DLLs..."
regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll
regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll
regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll
regsvr32.exe /s shdocvw.dll
regsvr32.exe /s browseui.dll
regsvr32.exe /s jscript.dll
regsvr32.exe /s vbscript.dll
regsvr32.exe /s scrrun.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml3.dll
regsvr32.exe /s msxml6.dll
regsvr32.exe /s actxprxy.dll
regsvr32.exe /s softpub.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wintrust.dll
regsvr32.exe /s dssenh.dll
regsvr32.exe /s rsaenh.dll
regsvr32.exe /s gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe /s sccbase.dll
regsvr32.exe /s slbcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe /s cryptdlg.dll
regsvr32.exe /s oleaut32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s ole32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s shell32.dll
regsvr32.exe /s initpki.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wups.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wups2.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuweb.dll
regsvr32.exe /s qmgr.dll
regsvr32.exe /s qmgrprxy.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wucltux.dll
regsvr32.exe /s muweb.dll
regsvr32.exe /s wuwebv.dll

Write-Host "7) Removing WSUS client settings..."
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f

Write-Host "8) Resetting the WinSock..."
netsh winsock reset
netsh winhttp reset proxy

Write-Host "9) Delete all BITS jobs..."
Get-BitsTransfer | Remove-BitsTransfer

Write-Host "10) Attempting to install the Windows Update Agent..."
if($arch -eq 64){
    wusa Windows8-RT-KB2937636-x64 /quiet
}
else{
    wusa Windows8-RT-KB2937636-x86 /quiet
}

Write-Host "11) Starting Windows Update Services..."
Start-Service -Name BITS
Start-Service -Name wuauserv
Start-Service -Name appidsvc
Start-Service -Name cryptsvc

Write-Host "12) Forcing discovery..."
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

Write-Host "Process complete. Please reboot your computer."

Great work, thank you!