WindowsUpdate
Windowsv1
Author: Rick van Dreunen
description
Windows Update Logs
paths
4 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: WindowsUpdate
# Run as Administrator
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
$SourceRoot = "C:"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"
$Summary = @{ Copied = 0; Missed = 0; Errors = 0 }
function Collect-Artifact {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$FolderName,
[string]$FileMask = "*"
)
# Expand wildcards in any path segment (e.g. 'Program Files*',
# 'ScreenConnect Client*'). robocopy itself does not glob the source.
$sources = @(Get-Item -Path $SourceDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer })
if ($sources.Count -eq 0) {
$Summary.Missed++
return
}
$FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $FullDest -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach ($src in $sources) {
robocopy $src.FullName "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS 2>$null | Out-Null
if ($LASTEXITCODE -le 7) { $Summary.Copied++ } else { $Summary.Errors++ }
}
}
# 1. Windows Update Session Orchestrator logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\USOShared\Logs\System" -FileMask "*.etl" -FolderName "Windows_Update_Session_Orchestrator_logs"
# 2. Windows Update logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsUpdate" -FileMask "WindowsUpdate*.etl" -FolderName "Windows_Update_logs"
# 3. Windows Component-Based Servicing logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\Logs\CBS" -FileMask "CBS*.log" -FolderName "Windows_Component_Based_Servicing_logs"
# 4. Windows Update History
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore" -FolderName "Windows_Update_History"
Write-Host ("Collection complete. Copied: {0} Missed: {1} Errors: {2}" -f $Summary.Copied, $Summary.Missed, $Summary.Errors) -ForegroundColor Green› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1