Updating Windows from the Command Line
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Keeping a system up to date is very important and doing so from the command line can be one of the easiest ways to do this on Windows.
Updating a Windows system, server or desktop, can be as simple as running this command as an administrator:
wuauclt.exe /detectnow /updatenowIf you only want to look for the latest updates without applying them, you can just run:
wuauclt.exe /detectnow -
@scottalanmiller I tried this command in Windows 10 no reply
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@Lakshmana said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@scottalanmiller I tried this command in Windows 10 no reply
It should be silent.
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@scottalanmiller @Lakshmana Absolutely silent. No output at all. There are other ways to monitor the actual behavior (Windows event log, WSUS, ...)
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It would be a nightmare to do this on a medium to large size network without WSUS control. It is a good command for updating a pc here or there.
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@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
It would be a nightmare to do this on a medium to large size network without WSUS control. It is a good command for updating a pc here or there.
You will most probably have some means of deploying updates in larger environments, like WSUS or something bigger like SCCM.
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@thwr said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
It would be a nightmare to do this on a medium to large size network without WSUS control. It is a good command for updating a pc here or there.
You will most probably have some means of deploying updates in larger environments, like WSUS or something bigger like SCCM.
Yeah sir. I was just adding that comment in case a rookie admin sees this post and tries to send the command out to the whole network.
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@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@thwr said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
It would be a nightmare to do this on a medium to large size network without WSUS control. It is a good command for updating a pc here or there.
You will most probably have some means of deploying updates in larger environments, like WSUS or something bigger like SCCM.
Yeah sir. I was just adding that comment in case a rookie admin sees this post and tries to send the command out to the whole network.
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It's just for those cases where you need to push the updates before getting started with something
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@scottalanmiller said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
It's just for those cases where you need to push the updates before getting started with something
I dont want to see a thread saying I pushed this out to 500 PCs in the middle of the day and my network is toast....lol
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@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@thwr said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
@IRJ said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
It would be a nightmare to do this on a medium to large size network without WSUS control. It is a good command for updating a pc here or there.
You will most probably have some means of deploying updates in larger environments, like WSUS or something bigger like SCCM.
Yeah sir. I was just adding that comment in case a rookie admin sees this post and tries to send the command out to the whole network.
You mean like
Invoke-Command -ComputerName (Get-ADComputer -filter * | Select -Expand Name) -Script { wuactl.... }(DON'T TRY THIS AT
HOMEWORK) -
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A little network traffic is good for keeping users on their toes. Remind them that you are doing things.
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its nice to see the windows administration tag, good stuff coming in
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@alex.olynyk said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
its nice to see the windows administration tag, good stuff coming in
No official page yet, but getting some little nuggets ready as I am working towards some stuff.
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@scottalanmiller said in Updating Windows from the Command Line:
Keeping a system up to date is very important and doing so from the command line can be one of the easiest ways to do this on Windows.
Updating a Windows system, server or desktop, can be as simple as running this command as an administrator:
wuauclt.exe /detectnow /updatenowIf you only want to look for the latest updates without applying them, you can just run:
wuauclt.exe /detectnowAlso:
wuauclt.exe /a /detectnow(/ResetAuthorization)
