Mods Template/Functions and Lists in GPO + more...

[KnifMelti]

Good to have!

[KnifMelti]

Added saving Black/White List in GPO (not yet active in WAU) #256 (reply in thread)

[KnifMelti]

@Romanitho couldn't make the -contain work with the array from GPO, switched to -match in:
if (($toUpdate -match $app.Id) -and $($app.Version) -ne "Unknown") and if (-not ($toSkip -match $app.Id) -and $($app.Version) -ne "Unknown"), ist that OK by you?

[Romanitho]

the thing with -match can make issue I think if different apps have same name parts, no ? like mozilla.firefox and mozilla.firefox.esr

[KnifMelti]

You're absolutely right!
But I have tried and tried, but no go with -contains in the check of return Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\BlackList" to if (-not ($toSkip -contains $app.Id) -and $($app.Version) -ne "Unknown")
The dinosaur has bitten the dust!
Do you have the time?

[KnifMelti]

ChatGPT solved my problem when I asked it and showed my code!
[EDIT] But now I'm back in the no go swamp... 🤯🤯🤯

[KnifMelti]

Forgot to document this in README.MD...

[KnifMelti]

ADML/ADMX revision 4.7 in this PR should close Issue #265:

[Romanitho]

Another big one :)

[KnifMelti]

Another big one :)

It started of as just bits in the Mods Template/Functions, but then evolved with #256 (reply in thread)...
...and corrections of v1.16.0 GPO bug found in #265 and Microsoft updating in #266
Maybe release WAU v1.16.1?

[Romanitho]

Quick question regarding GPO:
Should Application GPO Whitelist and Application GPO Blacklist mention that Get Black/White List from external Path (URL/UNC/GPO/Local) must be set to GPO ?

EDIT:
Or, what we can do is making Get Black/White List from external Path (URL/UNC/GPO/Local) facultative for GPO (as we can detect that Application GPO Whitelist or Application GPO Blacklist is set)

[Romanitho]

and I think there is a small typo:

[KnifMelti]

Yes, the Interval should be at Logon.
Regarding GPO Whitelist/Blacklist it says in (but the more info, the better)

facultative is a unknown thing for me, if you have an idea of howto? then go for it!

[Romanitho]

yes, but not in the Application GPO Whitelist or Application GPO Blacklist. So if someone enable Application GPO Whitelist for instance, maybe it should be mentioned that Get Black/White List from external Path (URL/UNC/GPO/Local) needs to be set to "GPO" ?

[Romanitho]

by the way, I like this:

from this:

I wonder if this could not be settable from registry key as well. And of course, if settings are changed they get applied on next scheduled task run, like you did with GPO

[KnifMelti]

Just remember that you can't set anything directly in registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate
It must be handled by editing the Policies.

[Romanitho]

yes, I was talking about setting WAU_UpdatesInterval and WAU_UpdatesAtTime in the SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate part.

[Romanitho]

anyway, your GPO with whitelist by GPO works like a charm. Currently testing on a customer environment 👍🏻