Hi, Any one have successful worklet that install specific KB? Tried the Out-of-band patch worklet available in the worklet catalog however keeps getting command timeout. Thanks
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Thanks for reaching out here! In order to help resolve this with you, could you provide the Evaluation & Remediation Code of the Worklet and what KB you want to target? That will greatly help us determine the issue.
In Evaluation code, I edit the variable on line 28 with that KB number:
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<#.SYNOPSIS Windows - Configuration - Install Out-of-Band Patch (MSU).DESCRIPTION This worklet gives an admin the ability to install an out-of-band KB on a device. Only .MSU files are supported. CAB and EXE based patches should be deployed using a different worklet..USAGE Replace the $kb variable with the update you wish to install. Replace the $UpdateURL variable with the full URL for the KB from the Microsoft Update Catalog. This should point to the .MSU file. The .MSU file is then downloaded and installed silently via the Windows Update Standalone installer tool (WUSA.exe). Depending on the KB, a restart may be required to finalize the installation. If required, you may use the worklet's native automatic restart feature to achieve this. The default behavior in the script is no restart..EXAMPLE $kb="KB5019178" $UpdateURL = "https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2023/02/windows11.0-kb5019178-x64_1372573297db9903de0ecf377226e902cd42eca0.msu".NOTES Author: John Guarracino Date: May 16, 2023#>####### EDIT WITHIN THIS BLOCK #######$kb = 'KB5078127'######################################if (Get-HotFix -Id $kb -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue){# If KB is already installed, exit without remediation.Write-Output"$kb is already installed on this device. Now exiting."Exit0}else{#If KB is not found, continue to remediation script for installation.Write-Output"$kb was not found. Running remediation code to download and install it."Exit1}
In Remediation, I add the KB again and also the direct download URL of the .msu file:
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<#.SYNOPSIS Windows - Configuration - Install Out-of-Band Patch (MSU).DESCRIPTION This worklet gives an admin the ability to install an out-of-band KB on a device. Only .MSU files are supported. CAB and EXE based patches should be deployed using a different worklet..USAGE Replace the $kb variable with the update you wish to install. Replace the $UpdateURL variable with the full URL for the KB from the Microsoft Update Catalog. This should point to the .MSU file. The .MSU file is then downloaded and installed silently via the Windows Update Standalone installer tool (WUSA.exe). Depending on the KB, a restart may be required to finalize the installation. If required, you may use the worklet's native automatic restart feature to achieve this. The default behavior in the script is no restart..EXAMPLE $kb="KB5019178" $UpdateURL = "https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2023/02/windows11.0-kb5019178-x64_1372573297db9903de0ecf377226e902cd42eca0.msu".NOTES Author: John Guarracino Date: May 16, 2023#>####################### EDIT WITHIN THIS BLOCK ######################## Define the KB to install.$kb = 'KB5078127'# Define the full URL to the KB's .MSU file in the Microsoft Update Catalog.$UpdateURL = "https://catalog.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/f263aa64-f367-42f0-9cad-328f342b93f7/public/windows11.0-kb5043080-arm64_df540a05f9b118e339c5520f4090bb5d450f090b.msu"######################################################################try{# Stage a temp directory for the payload$DownloadFolder = "C:\Temp\UpdateStaging\$KB.msu"New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path 'C:\Temp\UpdateStaging\' -Force | Out-Null# Download the MSUWrite-Output"Downloading the out-of-band patch from the Microsoft Update Catalog." [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("$UpdateURL", "$DownloadFolder")Write-Output"Download complete. Attempting install."# Execute WUSA.exe with a call to the newly download MSUStart-Processwusa.exe -Wait -ArgumentList "C:\Temp\UpdateStaging\$KB.msu /quiet /norestart"# Cleanup temp staging directoryRemove-Item -Path "C:\Temp\UpdateStaging\" -Recurse -Force# Evaluating state of KB installif (Get-HotFix -Id $kb -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {Write-Output"Out of band patch $kb has been successfully installed!"Exit0 }else {Write-Output"$kb failed to install or is not applicable for this device."Exit1 }}# Output any installation errors.catch{Write-Output"An error has occured:"$Exception = $error[0].Exception.Message + "`nAt Line " + $error[0].InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumberWrite-Output$ExceptionExit1}
Optional:
If the KB requires a restart to complete installation, you can enable restarts with notifications at the bottom of the Worklet:
Simply add a schedule to the Policy, assign your Groups and click “Create Policy”.
Hope this helps! Please let us know if you require further assistance!
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cagwait101March 11, 2026
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Hi Kyle, Thank you for the response.
This is the same exact worklet we use to install a KB, however it always returns Command Timeout.