Add WindowsUpdate resource

[SteveL-MSFT]

PR Summary

Add DSCv3 resource for WindowsUpdate, supports get, set, and export. Type is Microsoft.Windows/UpdateList which implies that you're working with an array of updates. For get you must provide either title (exact match) or id to an update and same for set to work. export will accept wildcards for the title as a filter. Multiple properties in an export input object will be treated as logical AND while multiple objects in the export input is treated as logical OR.

When using get or set, if all the input objects do not result in a match to an update, then that is an error. When using export and any input filter does not match an update, that is an error.

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Pull request overview

This pull request adds a new DSCv3 resource for Windows Update management with support for get, set, and export operations. The resource type is Microsoft.Windows/UpdateList and uses Windows Update Agent COM APIs to query and manage updates.

Changes:

• Added WindowsUpdate resource written in Rust with full implementation of get, set, and export operations
• Added comprehensive test coverage across multiple test files covering schema validation, executable behavior, and all three operations
• Updated build configuration files (Cargo.toml, build.data.json) to include the new resource

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 17 out of 18 changed files in this pull request and generated 12 comments.

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File	Description
windowsupdate.dsc.resource.json	Resource manifest defining the schema and operations for Windows Update management
src/main.rs	Entry point handling CLI arguments and routing to appropriate operation handlers
src/windows_update/types.rs	Type definitions for UpdateInfo, UpdateList, and helper functions for COM interop
src/windows_update/get.rs	Get operation implementation with exact match filtering and AND logic
src/windows_update/set.rs	Set operation implementation for installing updates with validation
src/windows_update/export.rs	Export operation implementation with wildcard support and OR logic between filters
src/windows_update/mod.rs	Module structure exposing the three operation handlers
tests/*.tests.ps1	Comprehensive test suites covering schema, executable, and all operations
README.md	Documentation explaining usage, features, and implementation details
Cargo.toml	Workspace configuration adding WindowsUpdate to build members
build.data.json	Build configuration registering the new resource
.project.data.json	Project metadata for the WindowsUpdate resource
Cargo.lock	Dependency lock file with windows crate additions

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[SteveL-MSFT]

This was partially Copilot generated code and looks good enough for a preview release