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# Windows Update Medic Service (WaaSMedicSvc)'PerformRemediation' helps recover update-related services to the supported configuration.
# WaasMedicSvc keeps re-starting Windows Update, even if it disabled manually.
# Even Admin user don't have privileged to disable PerformRemediation from Task Scheduler which means that WaaSMedicSvc.dll need's to be removed from the system
$limit = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(20)
$path = "C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicSvc.dll"
DO {
takeown /F $path
icacls $path /grant Administrators:f
Write-host "Deleting $path"
Try {
del $path
}
Catch [System.UnauthorizedAccessException] {
Write-host "Access to the path '$path' is denied."
Continue
}
if ((Get-Date) -gt $limit) {
exit 1
}
}while (Test-Path -Path "$path")