Installing Remote Server Administration Tools - WSUS Tools on a Client Operating System

Installing Remote Server Administration Tools - WSUS Tools on a Client Operating System

Purpose

The purpose is to provide guidance on the installation of the Remote Server Administration Tools - WSUS Tools - API and PowerShell Cmdlets on a server operating system.

Description

For Lenovo Patch to interact with WSUS to publish updates from a client operating system, the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) - WSUS Tools need to be installed.  To install the RSAT WSUS Tools, an administrator will need to run PowerShell from an elevated prompt.  At that prompt, the can run the following script:

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name 'Rsat.Wsus.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0'

After installation, an administrator may want to confirm the installation was successful. Run the following PowerShell script to determine the installation state:

Write-Host RSAT WSUS Tools: (Get-WindowsCapability -online | ? {$_.Name -eq 'Rsat.Wsus.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0'}).State

If the state is "Installed", then RSAT WSUS Tools are present.
If the state is "NotPresent" then RSAT WSUS Tools are not installed.

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