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How to automate Windows Update with PowerShell?

Why I want to do this: When Windows Update ran without warning, hogged resources and rendered my computer nearly unusable for a long time, I had used: net stop wuauserv wmic service where name="...
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Batch Command for Windows 10 Updates for Scheduling

I'm looking to run windows update (check and download updates) on Windows 10 machine on a certain day and time; let's say Saturday at 10pm. Is there a batch command that does this? I can then use ...
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Taskschd.msc / SCHTASKS "The user account you are operating under does not have permission..."

Been receiving the following error when trying to modify tasks with taskschd.msc and SCHTASKS (in CMD prompt). Specifically in the UpdateOrchestrator folder/directory of "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\...
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How to modify a task in Windows Task Scheduler without having permission?

My computer wakes up every day at 1:00 by (powercfg -lastwake) 'NT TASK\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\UpdateAssistantWakeupRun' when I want to modify the task it does not react for OK. When I ...
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Controlling Windows 10 update time

I am connected to an Internet connection that is free of charge from 1 o'clock to 7 in the morning and want to schedule this in windows 10. it means I want to set task scheduler to set my WiFi metered ...
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Windows 7 won't update while using FBWF (file based write filter)

Good Morning! I have a PC running Windows 7 ThinPC. I found a script on Microsoft's website (located at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff850921.aspx) with instructionson how to set it up. ...
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