https://aznot.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Windows%2FUpdateWindows/Update - Revision history2026-05-07T02:35:04ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://aznot.com/index.php?title=Windows/Update&diff=5826&oldid=prevKenneth: Created page with "== wuauctl - deprecated == Update now: (doesn't seem to do anything) wuauclt.exe /updatenow Detect updates: C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe /detectnow # then read %syste..."2021-01-27T16:37:04Z<p>Created page with "== wuauctl - deprecated == Update now: (doesn't seem to do anything) wuauclt.exe /updatenow Detect updates: C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe /detectnow # then read %syste..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== wuauctl - deprecated ==<br />
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Update now: (doesn't seem to do anything)<br />
wuauclt.exe /updatenow<br />
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Detect updates:<br />
C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe /detectnow<br />
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# then read %systemroot%\WindowsUpdate.log<br />
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DEPRECATED:<br />
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Windows Update logs are now generated using ETW (Event Tracing for Windows).<br />
Please run the Get-WindowsUpdateLog PowerShell command to convert ETW traces into a readable WindowsUpdate.log.<br />
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For more information, please visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518345<br />
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== Powershell ==<br />
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=== Get-PendingUpdate Script ===<br />
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This function will allow you to query local or remote computer/s and determine if there are pending WSUS updates that need to be installed.<br />
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Download Get-PendingUpdate<br />
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Get-PendingUpdate -Computer DC1<br />
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ref: Script Get-PendingUpdate [https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/0dbfc125-b855-4058-87ec-930268f03285]<br />
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== wuInstall - Paid Solution ==<br />
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Price is about $400 for 100 machines per year. Price reduces per bucket count.<br />
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Download at https://wuinstall.com/<br />
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Search for updates<br />
wuInstall /search<br />
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Download:<br />
wuInstall /download<br />
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Install:<br />
wuInstall /install<br />
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# other options:<br />
/quiet, /disableprompt or /autoaccepteula, /rebootcycle<br />
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ref: WuInstall - How to force Windows 10 updates to install using the command line [https://wuinstall.com/index.php/blog-list/item/11-force-windows-10-updates-command-line.html]<br />
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== keywords ==</div>Kenneth