Re-Enable Windows Update with PowerShell: Find Every Registry Block, Not Just One

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Finds and removes the registry settings that lock people (or Windows) out of Windows Update.
.DESCRIPTION
    Checks the handful of policy values that disable Windows Update access or automatic
    updates, plus the Windows Update and BITS services. Anything set to block is removed
    (returned to "Not configured"), and disabled services go back to Manual, which is how
    Windows ships them. Returns one object per check, so you can see what was wrong even
    when you only run it with -WhatIf.
.PARAMETER IncludeCurrentUser
    Also check the per-user policy values in HKCU. Only useful when run as the signed-in
    user, not as SYSTEM.
.PARAMETER KeepAutoUpdatePolicy
    Leave NoAutoUpdate alone. Some ConfigMgr and WSUS setups turn automatic updates
    off on purpose.
.PARAMETER SkipServices
    Leave service startup types alone.
.EXAMPLE
    .\Repair-WindowsUpdateAccess.ps1 -WhatIf
.EXAMPLE
    .\Repair-WindowsUpdateAccess.ps1 -IncludeCurrentUser -Verbose
#>
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]
param(
    [switch]$IncludeCurrentUser,
    [switch]$KeepAutoUpdatePolicy,
    [switch]$SkipServices
)

$wuPolicy = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate'
$checks = @(
    @{ Path = $wuPolicy;       Name = 'DisableWindowsUpdateAccess'; Setting = 'Turn off access to all Windows Update features' }
    @{ Path = $wuPolicy;       Name = 'SetDisableUXWUAccess';       Setting = 'Remove access to use all Windows Update features' }
    @{ Path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer';       Name = 'NoWindowsUpdate';            Setting = 'Windows Update removed from Start/Settings (machine)' }
    @{ Path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate'; Name = 'DisableWindowsUpdateAccess'; Setting = 'Windows Update access disabled (machine)' }
)
if (-not $KeepAutoUpdatePolicy) {
    $checks += @{ Path = "$wuPolicy\AU"; Name = 'NoAutoUpdate'; Setting = 'Automatic Updates turned off' }
}
if ($IncludeCurrentUser) {
    $checks += @{ Path = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer';       Name = 'NoWindowsUpdate';            Setting = 'Windows Update removed (user)' }
    $checks += @{ Path = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate'; Name = 'DisableWindowsUpdateAccess'; Setting = 'Windows Update access disabled (user)' }
}

$changed = $false

foreach ($check in $checks) {
    $value = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $check.Path -Name $check.Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).($check.Name)
    $row = [pscustomobject]@{
        Check    = $check.Setting
        Location = "$($check.Path)\$($check.Name)"
        Value    = $value
        Blocking = ($value -eq 1)
        Action   = 'None'
    }

    if ($row.Blocking) {
        if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($row.Location, 'Remove blocking policy value')) {
            try {
                Remove-ItemProperty -Path $check.Path -Name $check.Name -ErrorAction Stop
                $row.Action = 'Removed'
                $changed = $true
            }
            catch {
                $row.Action = 'Failed'
                Write-Warning "Couldn't remove $($row.Location): $($_.Exception.Message)"
            }
        }
        else { $row.Action = 'WhatIf' }
    }
    $row
}

if (-not $SkipServices) {
    foreach ($name in 'wuauserv', 'BITS') {
        $service = Get-Service -Name $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        $row = [pscustomobject]@{
            Check    = "$name service startup"
            Location = "Service:$name"
            Value    = if ($service) { "$($service.StartType)" } else { 'Missing' }
            Blocking = ($service -and "$($service.StartType)" -eq 'Disabled')
            Action   = 'None'
        }
        if ($row.Blocking) {
            if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($name, 'Set startup type to Manual')) {
                try {
                    Set-Service -Name $name -StartupType Manual -ErrorAction Stop
                    $row.Action = 'SetToManual'
                    $changed = $true
                }
                catch {
                    $row.Action = 'Failed'
                    Write-Warning "Couldn't change $name`: $($_.Exception.Message)"
                }
            }
            else { $row.Action = 'WhatIf' }
        }
        $row
    }
}

# Windows Update reads policy when it starts a scan, so give it a clean start.
if ($changed) {
    $wu = Get-Service -Name wuauserv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($wu -and $wu.Status -eq 'Running' -and $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('wuauserv', 'Restart service')) {
        Restart-Service -Name wuauserv -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
    Write-Verbose 'Changes made. If a GPO or MDM policy set these values, it will set them again at the next refresh.'
}