PowerShell Script to Bypass Local WSUS Server and Pull Updates Straight from the Internet. #PowerShell

WindowsUpdatesByPassWSUS.ps1

# Stop the Windows Update service
Stop-Service -Name wuauserv
# Remove the registry key
Remove-Item HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate -Recurse
# Start the Windows Update service
Start-Service -name wuauserv

Worked like a charm updating Azure Stack HCI 21H2 to 22H2 when node is connected to WSUS by GPO. At current date WSUS don't support Azure Stack HCI feature update.

Worked for me as well! Thank you!

Be careful with this method, as it can remove GPO-related restrictions like automatic updates scheduling, or disabled automatic updates. A more fine-grained approach would be:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "UseWUServer" -Value 0
Restart-Service -name wuauserv