You need not restart PowerShell to make the change effective. You can use the Get-Help cmdlet to view the new help files immediately. Update-Help checks the version of the help files on your computer.
If you don't have help files for a module or if your help files are outdated, Update-Help downloads the newest help files. The help files can be downloaded and installed from the internet or a file share.
Without parameters, Update-Help updates the help files for modules in the session and for all installed modules that support Updatable Help. Modules that are installed but not loaded in the current session are included. You can use the Module parameter to update help files for a particular module.
Use the UICulture parameter to download help files in multiple languages and locales. You can also use Update-Help on computers that are not connected to the internet. First, use the Save-Help cmdlet to download help files from the internet and save them in a shared folder that is accessible to the system not connected to the internet. Then use the SourcePath parameter of Update-Help to download the updated help files from the shared and install them on the computer.
You can automate help updates by adding the Update-Help cmdlet to your PowerShell profile. By default, Update-Help runs only one time per day on each computer. To override the once-per-day limit, use the Force parameter. Update-Help requires administrative privileges in PowerShell 6. PowerShell 6. Prior to PowerShell 6. You must be a member of the Administrators group on the computer to update the help files for the core PowerShell modules.
For example: Start-Process pwsh. The Update-Help cmdlet updates help files for installed modules that support Updatable Help.
The user-interface UI culture language is set in the operating system. The Update-Help cmdlet updates help files only for module names that begin with Microsoft.
If a module doesn't provide help files for a specified UI culture, an error message is displayed for the module and UI culture. In this example, the error message indicates that the ja-JP help files were not found for module Microsoft. In this example, updated help files are downloaded from the internet and saved in a file share. User credentials are needed that have permissions to access the file share and install updates. When a file share is used, it's possible to update computers that are behind firewalls or aren't connected to the internet.
You can use the Updatable Help feature to install the help files for all of the commands that are included by default in PowerShell and for all Windows modules. Update-Help : Downloads the newest help files from the internet or a file share, and installs them on the local computer. Save-Help : Downloads the newest help files from the internet and saves them in a filesystem directory or file share. To install the help files on computers, use Update-Help.
Get-Help : Displays help topics at the command line. Gets help from the help files on the computer. Displays auto-generated help for cmdlets and functions that do not have help files. Opens online help topics for cmdlets, functions, scripts, and workflows in your default internet browser.
If you do not have the help file for a cmdlet, function, or workflow on the computer, the Get-Help cmdlet displays auto-generated help and prompts you to download the help files or read them online. Auto-generated help includes syntax and aliases, and remarks that explain how to use the Updatable Help cmdlets and to access the online help topics. For example, the following command gets basic help for the Get-Culture cmdlet.
The output shows the Get-Help display when there are no help files on the computer. The smallest unit of Updatable Help is help for a module. Module help includes help for all of the cmdlets, functions, workflows, providers, scripts, and concepts in a module.
You can update help for all modules that are installed on the computer, even if they are not imported into the current session. If you are not a member of the Administrators group, you cannot update help for these modules; but if you have internet access, you can view help online.
The Update-Help and Save-Help cmdlets have a UseDefaultCredentials parameter that provides the explicit credentials of the current user. Saturday, May 5, AM. Hi Update-Help works for me so I can't reproduce the error. Ziegler 0. Thanks, Scott. Saturday, May 4, AM. Wednesday, May 22, AM. Not sure why, but I'm good to go now. Wednesday, May 21, AM. Hi Andre. Tuesday, December 29, AM. Running as admin did it for me, i know its kinda obvious!
Monday, April 4, AM. Choose the download you want. Download Summary:. Total Size: 0. Back Next. Microsoft recommends you install a download manager. Microsoft Download Manager. Manage all your internet downloads with this easy-to-use manager. It features a simple interface with many customizable options:. My real problem is how I update help files from server for example Windows R2 when server has no connection to Internet. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.
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