README.md

Optimize-WsusServer.PS1

About The Project

Comprehensive Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) cleanup, optimization, maintenance, and configuration PowerShell script.

Free and open source: MIT License

Features

• Deep cleaning search and removal of unnecessary updates by product title and update title.
• Removal of device drivers from WSUS repository (greatly improves speed, reliability, and reduces storage space needed).
• IIS Configuration validation and optimization.
• Disable device driver synchronization and caching.
• WSUS integrated update and computer cleanup.
• Microsoft best practice WSUS database optimization and re-indexing.
• Creation of daily and weekly optimization scheduled tasks.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• License
• Contact
• References

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• PowerShell
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• SqlServer Official PowerShell module
• PowerShell 6 - Microsoft has not ported the WSUS module to PowerShell 7
• IIS Administration PowerShell module - Needed for Server 2012 R2

Installation

1. Download Optimize-WsusServer.ps1
2. From PowerShell run

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -FirstRun

Usage

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -FirstRun

Presents a series of prompts for user to initiate all recommended first run optimization tasks. Additional parameters will be ignored, as they will be redundant.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -DisableDrivers

Disable device driver synchronization and caching.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -DeepClean

Searches through most likely categories for unneeded updates and drivers to free up massive amounts of storage and improve database responsiveness. Prompts user to approve removal before deletion.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -CheckConfig

Validates current WSUS IIS configuration against recommended settings. Helps prevent frequent WSUS/IIS/SQL service crashes and the "RESET SERVER NODE" error.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -OptimizeServer

Runs all of Microsoft's built-in WSUS cleanup processes.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -OptimizeDatabase

Runs Microsoft's recommended SQL reindexing script.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -InstallDailyTask

Creates a scheduled task to run the OptimizeServer function nightly.

Optimize-WsusServer.ps1 -InstallWeeklyTask

Creates a scheduled task to run the OptimizeDatabase function weekly.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Contact

Project Link: https://github.com/awarre/Optimize-WsusServer

References

• The complete guide to Microsoft WSUS and Configuration Manager SUP maintenance
• Windows Server Update Services best practices
• Reindex the WSUS Database
• 10 Tips for the SQL Server PowerShell Scripter
• How to Check if an Index Exists on a Table in SQL Server
• Getting 2016 updates to work on WSUS
• Examples of Comment-Based Help
• Get-IISSite
• Get-WebApplication
• Get-WsusClassification
• Get-WsusProduct
• Invoke-Sqlcmd
• Invoke-WsusServerCleanup
• ScheduledTasks
• Set-WsusClassification
• WSUS GetUpdates Method
• WSUS IUpdate Properties