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October 13, 2025 13:52
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From an admin powershell, silently update all packages installed with Winget. Also writes a log to the Desktop of the user.
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| # Check if winget is installed | |
| try { | |
| $winget = Get-Command winget -ErrorAction Stop | |
| Write-Host "Winget is installed, proceeding with updates..." -ForegroundColor Green | |
| } catch { | |
| Write-Host "Winget is not installed. Please install winget first." -ForegroundColor Red | |
| exit 1 | |
| } | |
| # Create a log file with date stamp | |
| $logFile = "winget_update_log_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm').txt" | |
| $logDirPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "Desktop\.UpdateWingetScrptLogsLogs" | |
| New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $logDirPath | |
| $logPath = Join-Path $logDirPath $logFile | |
| # Start transcript for logging | |
| Start-Transcript -Path $logPath | |
| try { | |
| Write-Host "Starting silent update of all programs..." -ForegroundColor Yellow | |
| # Run winget upgrade with all necessary silent parameters | |
| winget upgrade --all --silent --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements | |
| Write-Host "Updates completed successfully!" -ForegroundColor Green | |
| } catch { | |
| Write-Host "An error occurred during the update process: $_" -ForegroundColor Red | |
| } finally { | |
| # Stop transcript | |
| Stop-Transcript | |
| } | |
| # Optional: Display the log file | |
| Get-Content $logPath | Select-Object -Last 10 |
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