BLOG: example of how to work arround Get-WindowsUpdateLog console issues in a SCCM Configuration Item

find-StringInWULog.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Search WindowsUpdate Logs

.DESCRIPTION
Searches the Windows Update Log for a string

.NOTES
Ready to be used within a 
Copyright Keith Garner, All rights reserved.

.LINK 
https://keithga.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/out-default-considered-harmful
#>

[cmdletbinding()]
param(
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    $SearchString,
    $CleanWU,
    $ETLPath = "$env:WinDir\Logs\WindowsUpdate"
)

$WULog = New-TemporaryFile

# Hack Hack to work arround Windows Update SCCM Config Item interop issue.
if ( -not ( test-path alias:out-default ) ) { new-alias Out-Default Write-Verbose -Scope global }

Get-WindowsUpdateLog -LogPath $WULog -ETLPath $ETLPath 

remove-item alias:Out-Default -force -EA SilentlyContinue

$WUResults = Select-String -path $WULog -Pattern $SearchString -AllMatches

if ( $WUResults ) {
    write-host "Not Compliant $($WUResults.Count)  $env:computerName"
    $wuresults | out-string -Width 200 | write-verbose
}
else {
    write-host "Compliant"
}

if ( $CleanWU ) {
    write-verbose "Cleanup"
    remove-item -Recurse -Force -Path $env:temp\WindowsUpdateLog 
}