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ApplicationDelegated Read/Write All Resources

Allows the app to read and write all Windows update deployment settings for the organization without a signed-in user.

Delegated Access App-Only Access

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read and write all Windows update deployment settings

Allows the app to read and write all Windows update deployment settings for the organization without a signed-in user.

Delegated Permission Admin consent required

Read and write all Windows update deployment settings

Allows the app to read and write all Windows update deployment settings for the organization on behalf of the signed-in user.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access

No API methods available for this version.

Methods
GET /admin//windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/{deploymentAudienceId}/exclusions
GET /admin//windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/{deploymentAudienceId}/members
GET /admin/windows/updates/catalog/entries
GET /admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences
GET /admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/{deploymentAudienceId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/deployments
GET /admin/windows/updates/deployments/{deploymentId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/products/{id}/GetKnownIssuesByTimeRange(daysInPast={daysInPast},includeAllActive={includeAllActive})
GET /admin/windows/updates/products/FindByCatalogId(catalogID='catalogID')
GET /admin/windows/updates/products/FindByKbNumber(kbNumber={kbNumber})
GET /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections
GET /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections/{operationalInsightsConnectionId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections/{resourceConnectionId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.operationalInsightsConnection
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{azureADDeviceId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.updatableAssetGroup/members
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.azureADDevice
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.updatableAssetGroup
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges/{complianceChangeId}
GET /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges/microsoft.graph.windowsUpdates.contentApproval
POST /admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences
POST /admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/{deploymentAudienceId}/updateAudience
POST /admin/windows/updates/deployments
POST /admin/windows/updates/deployments/{deploymentId}/audience/updateAudienceById
POST /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}/addMembers
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}/addMembersById
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}/removeMembers
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}/removeMembersById
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/enrollAssets
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/enrollAssetsById
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/unenrollAssets
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/unenrollAssetsById
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies
POST /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges
PATCH /admin/windows/updates/deployments/{deploymentId}
PATCH /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}
PATCH /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges/{complianceChangeId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/deploymentAudiences/{deploymentAudienceId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/deployments/{deploymentId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections/{operationalInsightsConnectionId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/resourceConnections/{resourceConnectionId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{azureADDeviceId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetGroupId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/updatableAssets/{updatableAssetId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}
DELETE /admin/windows/updates/updatePolicies/{updatePolicyId}/complianceChanges/{complianceChangeId}

No PowerShell cmdlets available for this version.

Code Examples

C# / .NET SDK
// Install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Graph
// Install: dotnet add package Azure.Identity
using Microsoft.Graph;
using Azure.Identity;

// Delegated permissions - interactive user sign-in
var scopes = new[] { "WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All" };
var options = new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
};
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(options);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);

// Example: GET /me
var result = await graphClient.Me.GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"User: {result?.DisplayName}");

// Application permissions - daemon/service app
var tenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID";
var clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
var clientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";

var credential = new ClientSecretCredential(tenantId, clientId, clientSecret);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential);

// Example: GET /users/{user-id}
var users = await graphClient.Users.GetAsync();
foreach (var user in users?.Value ?? [])
{
    Console.WriteLine($"User: {user.DisplayName}");
}
JavaScript / TypeScript
// npm install @azure/msal-browser @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { PublicClientApplication } from "@azure/msal-browser";
import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/authCodeMsalBrowser";

const msalConfig = {
    auth: {
        clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        authority: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    }
};

const pca = new PublicClientApplication(msalConfig);
await pca.initialize();

// Delegated: Login with required scope
const loginResponse = await pca.loginPopup({
    scopes: ["WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All"]
});

const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
    account: loginResponse.account,
    scopes: ["WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All"],
    interactionType: "popup"
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });

// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);

// Application: Use client credentials (Node.js backend only)
// npm install @azure/identity @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { ClientSecretCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import { TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/azureTokenCredentials";

const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
    "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", 
    "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
);

const authProvider = new TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider(credential, {
    scopes: ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
const result = await graphClient.api("/users").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser

# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All"

# Verify connection
Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, Scopes

# Example: GET /me
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Application access with certificate
$params = @{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    CertificateThumbprint = "YOUR_CERT_THUMBPRINT"
}
Connect-MgGraph @params

# Or with client secret (not recommended for production)
# Connect-MgGraph -ClientSecretCredential $credential

# Example: GET /users
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Always disconnect when done
Disconnect-MgGraph
Python
# pip install msgraph-sdk azure-identity
from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential, ClientSecretCredential
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
import asyncio

# Delegated permissions - interactive browser sign-in
credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)
scopes = ["WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_data():
    # Example: GET /me
    result = await client.me.get()
    print(f"User: {result.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_data())

# Application permissions - client credentials
credential = ClientSecretCredential(
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
)
scopes = ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_users():
    # Example: GET /users
    result = await client.users.get()
    for user in result.value:
        print(f"User: {user.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_users())

App Registration

1

Navigate to Azure Portal

Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center

2

Add API Permission

Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph

3

Select Permission Type

Choose Application permissions or Delegated permissions and search for WindowsUpdates.ReadWrite.All

4

Grant Admin Consent

Application permissions always require admin consent. Click "Grant admin consent" in the Azure portal.