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Enable-WmsScheduledUpdate

Enables scheduled updates while disk protection is enabled and in discard mode.

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Microsoft MultiPoint reference: Enables scheduled updates while disk protection is enabled and in discard mode. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Enable-WmsScheduledUpdate [-AutomaticUpdateMode <EAutomaticUpdateMode>] [-HourToScheduleUpdates <UInt32>]
 [-CustomScript <String>] [-MaxTimeAllowedForCustomScript <UInt32>] [-ReturnState <EScheduleUpdateReturnState>]
 [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Enable-WmsScheduledUpdate. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / MultiPoint · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AutomaticUpdateMode: Specifies the type of automatic updates to process. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - None - WindowsOnly - WindowsAndOtherPrograms
-CustomScript: Specifies the full path of a user-supplied command to run at update time.
-HourToScheduleUpdates: Specifies the hour at which to run automatic updates. The acceptable values for this parameter are: 0-23.
-MaxTimeAllowedForCustomScript: Specifies the maximum amount of time that the custom script is allowed to run. After this amount of time expires, the process is stopped and the system is restarted to re-enable disk protection.
-ReturnState: Specifies the state in which to place the computer after updates are complete. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Shutdown and PreviousState.
-Server: Specifies the fully qualified host name of the MultiPoint Server that is the target of the command. The default is localhost.

Prerequisites

Windows with the MultiPoint module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Enable scheduled updates

Enable-WmsScheduledUpdate -Server "Sample.microsoft.com" -AutomaticUpdateMode WindowsOnly -HourToScheduleUpdates 3 -CustomScript "C:\MyApps\SampleApp.exe" -MaxTimeAllowedForCustomScript 30 -ReturnState PreviousState

This command enables the computer Sample.microsoft.com to switch disk protection to passive mode (reboot) at 3 AM to apply any pending Windows updates and run the application SampleApp.exe. The system then returns to the power/running state it was in before 3 AM. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/MultiPoint/Enable-WmsScheduledUpdate.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/multipoint/enable-wmsscheduledupdate?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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