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Sets the schedule for Windows updates and custom maintenance scripts.
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Microsoft MultiPoint reference: Sets the schedule for Windows updates and custom maintenance scripts. 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.
Set-WmsScheduledUpdate [-AutomaticUpdateMode <EAutomaticUpdateMode>] [-HourToScheduleUpdates <UInt32>]
[-CustomScript <String>] [-MaxTimeAllowedForCustomScript <UInt32>] [-ReturnState <EScheduleUpdateReturnState>]
[-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-WmsScheduledUpdate. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / MultiPoint · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-AutomaticUpdateMode-CustomScript-HourToScheduleUpdates-MaxTimeAllowedForCustomScript-ReturnState-ServerWindows 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.
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.
Set-WmsScheduledUpdate -AutomaticUpdateMode WindowsOnly -HourToScheduleUpdates 2 -ReturnState PreviousStateThis command configures the local MultiPoint Server to check for available Windows updates at 2:00 AM, apply the updates, and return the computer to the power state it was in before updates were applied. To update the MultiPoint Server, the command performs these operations: - Restart the computer to disable disk protection. - Apply pending Windows updates. - Restart the computer to enable disk protection and to return it to the previous power state. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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