Scripts/Remove-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule.ps1
Function Remove-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes Install Approval Rule from WSUS .DESCRIPTION Removes Install Approval Rule from WSUS .PARAMETER Name Name of the Install Approval Rule to remove .PARAMETER InputObject Rule object to be removed .NOTES Name: Remove-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule Author: Boe Prox DateCreated: 24JAN2011 .LINK https://learn-powershell.net .EXAMPLE Remove-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule -name "Rule1" Description ----------- Removes Rule1 from WSUS .EXAMPLE $rule = Get-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule | Where {$_.Name -eq "Rule1"} $rule | Remove-PSWSUSInstallApprovalRule Description ----------- Removes Rule1 from WSUS #> [cmdletbinding( DefaultParameterSetName = '', ConfirmImpact = 'low', SupportsShouldProcess = $True )] Param( [Parameter( Mandatory = $True, Position = 0, ParameterSetName = 'name', ValueFromPipeline = $True)] [string]$Name, [Parameter( Mandatory = $True, Position = 0, ParameterSetName = 'object', ValueFromPipeline = $True)] [system.object]$InputObject ) Process { Switch ($pscmdlet.parametersetname) { Name { #Locate rule by name Write-Verbose "Locating Rule by name" $rule = $wsus.GetInstallApprovalRules() | Where { $_.Name -eq $name } If ($rule -eq $Null) { Write-Warning "No rules found by given name" } Else { If ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess("$($rule.name)")) { #Removing rule Write-Verbose "Removing rule" $wsus.DeleteInstallApprovalRule($rule.id) Write-Output "Rule $($rule.name) removed" } } } Object { #Rule is an object Write-Verbose "Rule is an object" $rule = $inputobject If ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess("$($rule.name)")) { #Removing rule Write-Verbose "Removing rule" $wsus.DeleteInstallApprovalRule($rule.id) Write-Output "Rule $($rule.name) removed" } } } } } |