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Installs Windows Updates asynchronously and displays progress
Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strComputerName = wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%ComputerName%")
Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Searching for updates"" Percentage=0"
Set SearchResult = Search
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Searching for updates"" Percentage=100"
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "SearchResultCode=" & SearchResult.ResultCode
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "UpdatesFound=" & SearchResult.Updates.Count
If SearchResult.ResultCode = 2 And SearchResult.Updates.Count > 0 Then
Set DownloadResult = Download(SearchResult.Updates)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "DownloadResultCode=" & DownloadResult.ResultCode
If DownloadResult.ResultCode = 2 Then
Set InstallResult = Install(SearchResult.Updates)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "InstallResultCode=" & InstallResult.ResultCode
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "RebootRequired=" & InstallResult.RebootRequired
End If
End If
Function Search
Dim Result
Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateupdateSearcher()
Set searchResult = updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software' and AutoSelectOnWebsites=1")
Set Search = searchResult
End Function
Function Download(Byval hCollection)
Dim Result
Set Downloader = updateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader()
Downloader.Updates = hCollection
Set DownloadJob = Downloader.BeginDownload(GetRef("Download_OnProgressChanged"), GetRef("Download_OnCompleted"), "")
If Not Err.Number = 0 Then
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
End If
Do Until DownloadJob.IsCompleted
WScript.Sleep 1000
Loop
Set Download = Downloader.EndDownload(DownloadJob)
End Function
Sub Download_OnProgressChanged(ByVal hDownloadJob, ByVal hArguments)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Downloading updates"" Percentage=" & hArguments.Progress.PercentComplete
End Sub
Sub Download_OnCompleted(ByVal hInstallJob, ByVal hArguments)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Downloading updates"" Percentage=100"
End Sub
Function Install(Byval hCollection)
Dim Result
Set Installer = updateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller()
Installer.Updates = hCollection
Set InstallJob = Installer.BeginInstall(GetRef("Install_OnProgressChanged"), GetRef("Install_OnCompleted"), "")
If Not Err.Number = 0 Then
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
End If
Do Until InstallJob.IsCompleted
WScript.Sleep 1000
Loop
Set Install = Installer.EndInstall(InstallJob)
End Function
Sub Install_OnProgressChanged(ByVal hInstallJob, ByVal hArguments)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Installing updates"" Percentage=" & hArguments.Progress.PercentComplete
End Sub
Sub Install_OnCompleted(ByVal hInstallJob, ByVal hArguments)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Activity=""Processing Windows Updates on " & strComputerName & """ Status=""Installing updates"" Percentage=100"
End Sub
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Due to the fact that Microsoft has announced the EOL for VBScript in future Windows versions, it is probably a good idea to export this script to PowerShell or some other modern language.

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