############################################################### # # Scriptname: Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 # # Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/update-management/decline-superseded-updates # Date: 28.10.2022 # # Version: 2023.08.01 / 18.08.23 / Urs Heeb # Modified log file path # 2023.08.02 / 19.08.23 / Urs Heeb # Modified log path with fallback to script root # # # Description: Script does following: # Search for superseded updates and decline them # Possibility to add a grace period before declining # # Requirements: # Service user needs WSUS admin permissions # Service user needs modify permissions on log folder # ############################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Script to decline superseeded updates in WSUS. It's recommended to run the script with the -SkipDecline switch to see how many superseded updates are in WSUS and to TAKE A BACKUP OF THE SUSDB before declining the updates. .PARAMETER UpdateServer Specify WSUS Server Name .PARAMETER Port WSUS Server Port .PARAMETER UseSSL Specifies whether WSUS Server is configured to use SSL .PARAMETER SkipDecline Runs decline script in audit mode .PARAMETER DeclineLastLevelOnly Whether to decline all superseded updates or only last level superseded updates Supersedence chain could have multiple updates. For example, Update1 supersedes Update2. Update2 supersedes Update3. In this scenario, the Last Level in the supersedence chain is Update3. To decline only the last level updates in the supersedence chain, specify the DeclineLastLevelOnly switch .PARAMETER ExclusionPeriod The number of days between today and the release date for which the superseded updates must not be declined. .EXAMPLE # To do a test run against WSUS Server without SSL Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 -UpdateServer SERVERNAME -Port 8530 -SkipDecline .EXAMPLE # To do a test run against WSUS Server using SSL Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 -UpdateServer SERVERNAME -UseSSL -Port 8531 -SkipDecline .EXAMPLE # To decline all superseded updates on the WSUS Server using SSL Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 -UpdateServer SERVERNAME -UseSSL -Port 8531 .EXAMPLE # To decline only Last Level superseded updates on the WSUS Server using SSL Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 -UpdateServer SERVERNAME -UseSSL -Port 8531 -DeclineLastLevelOnly .EXAMPLE # To decline all superseded updates on the WSUS Server using SSL but keep superseded updates published within the last 2 months (60 days) Decline-SupersededUpdates.ps1 -UpdateServer SERVERNAME -UseSSL -Port 8531 -ExclusionPeriod 60 #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1)] [string] $UpdateServer, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 2)] [int] $Port, [Parameter()] [switch] $UseSSL, [Parameter()] [switch] $SkipDecline, [Parameter()] [switch] $DeclineLastLevelOnly, [Parameter()] [int] $ExclusionPeriod = 0 ) <# # For Troubleshooting" $UpdateServer = "localhost" $Port = 8530 $UseSSL = $false #> # Define log folder, if no folder is defined - a subfolder will be created in the directory, the script runs $LogFolder = $null $LogFolder = "" # set log folder # Check if a log folder is set, otherwise set the script root folder If (($LogFolder -eq $null) -or ($LogFolder -eq "")) { $LogFolder = $PSScriptRoot } if (-not (Test-Path -Path "$LogFolder\WsusDeclineLogs")) { New-Item -Path $LogFolder -Name 'WsusDeclineLogs' -ItemType Directory -Force } $file = "$LogFolder\WsusDeclineLogs\WSUS_Decline_Superseded_{0:MMddyyyy_HHmm}.log" -f (Get-Date) Start-Transcript -Path $file if ($SkipDecline -and $DeclineLastLevelOnly) { Write-Output -InputObject 'Using SkipDecline and DeclineLastLevelOnly switches together is not allowed.' Write-Output -InputObject '' return } $outSupersededList = Join-Path -Path "$LogFolder\WsusDeclineLogs" -ChildPath 'SupersededUpdates.csv' $outSupersededListBackup = Join-Path -Path "$LogFolder\WsusDeclineLogs" -ChildPath 'SupersededUpdatesBackup.csv' Set-Content -Value 'UpdateID, RevisionNumber, Title, KBArticle, SecurityBulletin, LastLevel' -Path $outSupersededList try { if ($UseSSL) { Write-Output -InputObject "Connecting to WSUS server $UpdateServer on Port $Port using SSL... " } else { Write-Output -InputObject "Connecting to WSUS server $UpdateServer on Port $Port... " } [reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration') | Out-Null $wsus = [Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.AdminProxy]::GetUpdateServer($UpdateServer, $UseSSL, $Port); } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Output -InputObject 'Failed to connect.' Write-Output -InputObject "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)" Write-Output -InputObject 'Please make sure that WSUS Admin Console is installed on this machine' Write-Output -InputObject '' $wsus = $null } if ($null -eq $wsus) { return } Write-Output -InputObject 'Connected.' $UpdateScope = New-Object Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.UpdateScope (Get-Date).AddMonths(-6) $UpdateScope.FromArrivalDate = (Get-Date).AddMonths(-6) $UpdateScope.ToArrivalDate = (Get-Date) $countAllUpdates = 0 $countSupersededAll = 0 $countSupersededLastLevel = 0 $countSupersededExclusionPeriod = 0 $countSupersededLastLevelExclusionPeriod = 0 $countDeclined = 0 Write-Output -InputObject 'Getting a list of all updates... ' try { $allUpdates = $wsus.GetUpdates($UpdateScope) } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Output -InputObject 'Failed to get updates.' Write-Output -InputObject "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)" Write-Output -InputObject 'If this operation timed out, please decline the superseded updates from the WSUS Console manually.' Write-Output -InputObject '' return } Write-Output -InputObject 'Done' Write-Output -InputObject 'Parsing the list of updates... ' foreach ($update in $allUpdates) { $countAllUpdates++ if ($update.IsDeclined) { $countDeclined++ } if (-not $update.IsDeclined -and $update.IsSuperseded) { $countSupersededAll++ if (-not $update.HasSupersededUpdates) { $countSupersededLastLevel++ } if ($update.CreationDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$ExclusionPeriod)) { $countSupersededExclusionPeriod++ if (-not $update.HasSupersededUpdates) { $countSupersededLastLevelExclusionPeriod++ } } "$($update.Id.UpdateId.Guid), $($update.Id.RevisionNumber), $($update.Title), $($update.KnowledgeBaseArticles), $($update.SecurityBulletins), $($update.HasSupersededUpdates)" | Out-File $outSupersededList -Append } } Write-Output -InputObject 'Done.' Write-Output -InputObject "List of superseded updates: $outSupersededList" Write-Output -InputObject '' Write-Output -InputObject 'Summary:' Write-Output -InputObject '========' Write-Output -InputObject "All Updates = $countAllUpdates" $AnyExceptDeclined = $countAllUpdates - $countDeclined Write-Output -InputObject "Any except Declined = $AnyExceptDeclined" Write-Output -InputObject "All Superseded Updates = $countSupersededAll" $SuperseededAllOutput = $countSupersededAll - $countSupersededLastLevel Write-Output -InputObject " Superseded Updates (Intermediate) = $SuperseededAllOutput" Write-Output -InputObject " Superseded Updates (Last Level) = $countSupersededLastLevel" Write-Output -InputObject " Superseded Updates (Older than $ExclusionPeriod days) = $countSupersededExclusionPeriod" Write-Output -InputObject " Superseded Updates (Last Level Older than $ExclusionPeriod days) = $countSupersededLastLevelExclusionPeriod" $i = 0 if (-not $SkipDecline) { Write-Output -InputObject "SkipDecline flag is set to $SkipDecline. Continuing with declining updates" $updatesDeclined = 0 if ($DeclineLastLevelOnly) { Write-Output -InputObject ' DeclineLastLevel is set to True. Only declining last level superseded updates.' foreach ($update in $allUpdates) { if (-not $update.IsDeclined -and $update.IsSuperseded -and -not $update.HasSupersededUpdates) { if ($update.CreationDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$ExclusionPeriod)) { $i++ $percentComplete = "{0:N2}" -f (($updatesDeclined / $countSupersededLastLevelExclusionPeriod) * 100) Write-Progress -Activity "Declining Updates" -Status "Declining update #$i/$countSupersededLastLevelExclusionPeriod - $($update.Id.UpdateId.Guid)" -PercentComplete $percentComplete -CurrentOperation "$($percentComplete)% complete" try { $update.Decline() $updatesDeclined++ } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Output -InputObject "Failed to decline update $($update.Id.UpdateId.Guid). Error:" $_.Exception.Message } } } } } else { Write-Output -InputObject ' DeclineLastLevel is set to False. Declining all superseded updates.' foreach ($update in $allUpdates) { if (-not $update.IsDeclined -and $update.IsSuperseded) { if ($update.CreationDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$ExclusionPeriod)) { $i++ $percentComplete = "{0:N2}" -f (($updatesDeclined / $countSupersededAll) * 100) Write-Progress -Activity "Declining Updates" -Status "Declining update #$i/$countSupersededAll - $($update.Id.UpdateId.Guid)" -PercentComplete $percentComplete -CurrentOperation "$($percentComplete)% complete" try { $update.Decline() $updatesDeclined++ } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Output -InputObject "Failed to decline update $($update.Id.UpdateId.Guid). Error:" $_.Exception.Message } } } } } Write-Output -InputObject " Declined $updatesDeclined updates." if ($updatesDeclined -ne 0) { Copy-Item -Path $outSupersededList -Destination $outSupersededListBackup -Force Write-Output -InputObject " Backed up list of superseded updates to $outSupersededListBackup" } } else { Write-Output -InputObject "SkipDecline flag is set to $SkipDecline. Skipped declining updates" } Write-Output -InputObject '' Write-Output -InputObject 'Done' Write-Output -InputObject '' Stop-Transcript