Nick2588 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 How can I force the Windows Update application to check for updates and download them? I want the little yellow sheild to appear in the system tray and tell me "There are updates that have been downloaded and are ready to install" or whatever it says.In other words, I want to simulate whatever happens at 3:00 AM every day (well, that's the default time). I'm guessing I need to send the right switch to wuauclt.exe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatefulsorrow Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 why not just set the install time to like 5 minutes ahead of now. Then you'll see what you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick2588 Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 (edited) Hmm, well, I guess that would be better than nothing. How do I automatically change that setting?And on the same note, how do I change the behavior of Windows Update? How do I choose "download and prompt me to install" instead of "download and install automatically"? Edited September 6, 2005 by Nick2588 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilou_Gateux Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 :: stop Automatic Update serviceNET STOP WUAUSERV:: Reset to force client to perform a detection cycleREG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v LastWaitTimeout /f:: start Automatic Update serviceNEt START WUAUSERV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 For prompt before downloading :REGEDIT4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update]"AUOptions"=dword:00000002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druiddk Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 @Bilou_Gateux:Thank you for this script Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyridean Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 wuauclt /detectnow is the microsoft supported one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 On a related note, there's a wuauclt1.exe too but the date is July 2004, before SP2. What is it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druiddk Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 @TakeshiThe file wuauclt1.exe is part of the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service". It retrieves Critical Updates for Windows and shows up on the task manager process list when its waiting for confirmation - for example to confirm permission to download a file.Info found at Security Task Manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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