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Get-WsusDynamicCategory

Gets dynamic categories on a WSUS server.

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Microsoft UpdateServices reference: Gets dynamic categories on a WSUS server. 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.

Get-WsusDynamicCategory [-UpdateServer <IUpdateServer>] -DynamicCategoryType <DynamicCategoryType>
 -Name <String> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DynamicCategoryType (required): Specifies the type of the dynamic category. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - ComputerModel - Device - Application
-DynamicCategoryTypeFilter: Specifies the type of the dynamic categories that this cmdlet gets. The possible values are the same as those of the _DynamicCategoryType_ parameter.
-First: Specifies the number of dynamic categories to return from the beginning of the results.
-Name (required): Specifies the name of the dynamic category to get.
-Skip: Specifies the number of dynamic categories to skip from the beginning of the results.
-UpdateServer: Specifies a WSUS server. This cmdlet gets dynamic categories on the server that this parameter specifies. To obtain a server, use the Get-WsusServer cmdlet. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the cmdlet gets dynamic category from the local server.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the UpdateServices 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 is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 2: Get a named dynamic category

Get-WsusDynamicCategory -DynamicCategoryType Device -Name "PCI/Device07"

This command gets the dynamic category named PCI/Device07 that is a Device type. 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/UpdateServices/Get-WsusDynamicCategory.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/updateservices/get-wsusdynamiccategory?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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