Pending Windows update and install the updates with reboot

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This script will check for Pending Windows update and then install the updates and reboot the system.

Run the script as system user

Procedure's Instructions

import os
import re
import ctypes
import time
import subprocess
from subprocess import PIPE, Popen

a=0
def install_update():
    vbs=r'''
    var=%s
    Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
    updateSession.ClientApplicationID = "MSDN Sample Script"

Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateUpdateSearcher()

WScript.Echo "Searching for updates..." & vbCRLF

Set searchResult = _
    updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software' and IsHidden=0")

WScript.Echo "List of applicable items on the machine:"

For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
        Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
        WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title
    Next

If searchResult.Updates.Count = 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "There are no applicable updates."
        WScript.Quit
    End If

WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Creating collection of updates to download:"

Set updatesToDownload = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl")

For I = 0 to searchResult.Updates.Count-1
        Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
        addThisUpdate = false
        If update.InstallationBehavior.CanRequestUserInput = true Then
            WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> skipping: " & update.Title & _
            " because it requires user input"
        Else
            If update.EulaAccepted = false Then
                WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> note: " & update.Title & _
                " has a license agreement that must be accepted:"
                WScript.Echo update.EulaText
                WScript.Echo "Do you accept this license agreement? (Y/N)"
                strInput = WScript.StdIn.Readline
                WScript.Echo 
                If (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then
                    update.AcceptEula()
                    addThisUpdate = true
                Else
                    WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> skipping: " & update.Title & _
                    " because the license agreement was declined"
                End If
            Else
                addThisUpdate = true
            End If
        End If
        If addThisUpdate = true Then
            WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title 
            updatesToDownload.Add(update)
        End If
    Next

If updatesToDownload.Count = 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "All applicable updates were skipped."
        WScript.Quit
    End If
        
    WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Downloading updates..."

Set downloader = updateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader() 
    downloader.Updates = updatesToDownload
    downloader.Download()

Set updatesToInstall = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl")

rebootMayBeRequired = false

WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Successfully downloaded updates:"

For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
        set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
        If update.IsDownloaded = true Then
            WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title 
            updatesToInstall.Add(update) 
            If update.InstallationBehavior.RebootBehavior > 0 Then
                rebootMayBeRequired = true
            End If
        End If
    Next

If updatesToInstall.Count = 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "No updates were successfully downloaded."
        WScript.Quit
    End If

If rebootMayBeRequired = true Then
        WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "These updates may require a reboot."
    End If

WScript.Echo  vbCRLF & "installing updates now"
    strInput = "Y"
    WScript.Echo

If (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then
        var=1
        WScript.Echo "Installing updates..."
        WScript.Echo "Variable"&var
        Set installer = updateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller()
        installer.Updates = updatesToInstall
        Set installationResult = installer.Install()
     
        'Output results of install
        WScript.Echo "Installation Result: " & _
        installationResult.ResultCode 
        WScript.Echo "Reboot Required: " & _ 
        installationResult.RebootRequired & vbCRLF 
        WScript.Echo "Listing of updates installed " & _
        "and individual installation results:" 
     
        For I = 0 to updatesToInstall.Count - 1
            WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & _
            updatesToInstall.Item(i).Title & _
            ": " & installationResult.GetUpdateResult(i).ResultCode   
        Next
    End If
        
    ''' %(a)

try:
        workdir=os.environ['PROGRAMDATA']+r'\temp'
        if not os.path.exists(workdir):
            os.mkdir(workdir)      
    except:
        workdir=os.environ['SYTEMDRIVE']

script =vbs

with open(workdir+r'\windowsupdate.vbs',"wb") as f :
        f.write(script)

obj = subprocess.Popen('cscript.exe "'+workdir+'\windowsupdate.vbs"', shell = True, stdout = PIPE, stderr = PIPE)
    out, err = obj.communicate()
    print out
    p=re.findall("Variable(.*)",out)
    print p

if p==['1\r']:
        print "System is restarting...."
        os.popen("shutdown -r -t 0").read()
    else:
        pass

try:
        if os.path.isfile(workdir+r'\windowsupdate.vbs'):
            os.remove(workdir+r'\windowsupdate.vbs')

except: 
        pass

install_update()

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