run window update from command line?

[fluidmotion]

can Window Update be ran from command line?

 

[richnrockville]

yes, you can run it from the command line

%windir%\system32\wuapp.exe startmenu

works but it brings up the gui

Rich

 

[fluidmotion]

my win 7 update is set up like this.
do you know how my win 7 gets update notice?

yes, you can run it from the command line

%windir%\system32\wuapp.exe startmenu

works but it brings up the gui

Rich

 

[richnrockville]

"my win 7 update is set up like this.
do you know how my win 7 gets update notice?"

What the update program does is check for updates when you boot your computer. the check for
updaters is most likely in the startup options on your system.

That's why the shield shows on the right side of your status bar when there are updates available.

Rich

 

[Slartybart]

The screen you posted and RichnRockville described affects automatic updates. You can run Windows Update manually at any time to see if you're up-to-date.

 

[pjhutch]

Windows update script

Here is a useful script to download and install Windows updates just from the command line:

Searching, Downloading, and Installing Updates (Windows)

Copy script to notepad and save it to WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs.
Open a command prompt and type CSCRIPT WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs
(dont' forget the CSCript command).

 

[fluidmotion]

i typed this command in command prompt, but this did not work.



and
i clicked this file name in doc. lib.,
"searching for update..." showed up in command prompt.

Here is a useful script to download and install Windows updates just from the command line:

Searching, Downloading, and Installing Updates (Windows)

Copy script to notepad and save it to WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs.
Open a command prompt and type CSCRIPT WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs
(dont' forget the CSCript command).

 

[pjhutch]

running the script

You did not change directory to where the script was.

cd c:\Users\<your userid>\Documents
dir
cscript WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs

 

[fluidmotion]

how do u change directory?

You did not change directory to where the script was.

cd c:\Users\<your userid>\Documents
dir
cscript WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs

 

[pjhutch]

Change dir

You run the CD command to change directory to where the script is saved to. To change drive just type C:, to change directory enter CD and then the path
e.g.
CD c:\Users\<your userid>\Documents

 

[z3braman]

yes, you can run it from the command line

%windir%\system32\wuapp.exe startmenu

works but it brings up the gui

Rich

That would be a "no".