bash_get_windows_update_logs

#!/bin/bash

# Author: Jeoi Reqi
# Filename: bash_get_windows_update_logs.sh
# Version: 1.0.0
#
# Description:
#   This script retrieves Windows Update logs and saves them to separate files:
#   one containing verbose information saved on the desktop, and the other containing
#   ETL (Event Trace Log) data saved in the current working directory.
#
# Requirements:
#   - Python 3.x
#   - PowerShell
#
# Usage:
#   1. Run the script using Python 3.x.
#   2. The script will execute PowerShell commands to retrieve Windows Update logs.
#   3. Verbose logs will be saved as 'windows_update_verbose.log' on the desktop.
#   4. ETL logs will be saved as 'windows_update_etl.log' in the current working directory.
#
# Functions:
#   - main(): Executes the script, retrieves Windows Update logs, and saves them to separate files.
#   - save_verbose_log(): Saves verbose logs to 'windows_update_verbose.log' on the desktop.
#   - save_etl_log(): Saves ETL logs to 'windows_update_etl.log' in the current working directory.
#
# Additional Notes:
#   - Running this script requires administrative privileges as it executes PowerShell commands.
#   - Ensure that PowerShell is installed and accessible from the command line.
#   - The script may take some time to complete, depending on the size of the Windows Update logs.

# Define the path to save the ETL log in the current working directory
ETL_LOG_PATH="$(pwd)/windows_update_etl.log"

# Inform the user about the logging process
echo "Creating Windows Update logs...                      "
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo "Creating Verbose log on the Desktop...               "
echo "Creating ETL log in the Current Working Directory... "
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo "This may take some time. Thank you for your patience."
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo

# Run the PowerShell cmdlet to get the Windows Update ETL logs and write directly to the ETL log file
powershell.exe -Command "get-windowsUpdateLog" > "$ETL_LOG_PATH"

# Check if the PowerShell command executed successfully for the ETL log
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Windows Update ETL logs successfully retrieved and saved to: $ETL_LOG_PATH"
else
    echo "Failed to retrieve Windows Update ETL logs."
fi

# Prompt the user to hit enter to exit
read -rp "Press Enter to exit..."