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Windows Update

Windows Updates is dependant on the following services, check these if updates are failing or having issues:

Windows Update Service - wuauserv
Update Orchestrator Service -usosvc
Background Intelligent Transfer Service - BITS
Windows Modules Installer - Trusted installer

View update logs - useful sometimes - go to this location:

%windir%\Windowsupdate.log

Updates stored in Software distribution folder, stop windows update service and delete this folder to get windows to check and download updates again.

If updates still fail do sfc /scannow to check system files

Check for any updates that are required for the updates that you are installing.

Website to download specific update packages:

https://catalog.update.microsoft.com

Registry keys for configuring Automatic Updates & WSUS:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

Run Updates from CMD: Go to Run –> cmd Run the following command to check for new updates:

wuauclt /detectnow

Run the following command to install new updates

wuauclt /updatenow

Get current windows build

Get-CimInstance -Class win32_operatingsystem | fl

Can also look at the following registry entry for windows server 2012r2:

HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\

Get list of all installed updates and pipe to the clipboard:

dism /online /get-packages | clip

Get all hot fixes installed:

get-hotfix

Uninstall updates

Uninstall windows update packages with the following command:

wusa /uninstall /kb:5009543

Updates with Powershell

Use the PSWindowsUpdate powershell module:

Get available windows updates:

Get-WindowsUpdate

Install available updates

Install-WindowsUpdate

Download and install a specific update:

Get-WindowsUpdate -Install -KBArticleID 'KB5031445'

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 == Windows Update ==
+Windows Updates is dependant on the following services, check these if updates are failing or having issues:
+*Windows Update Service - wuauserv
+*Update Orchestrator Service  -usosvc
+*Background Intelligent Transfer Service - BITS
+*Windows Modules Installer - Trusted installer
 View update logs - useful sometimes - go to this location:
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 %windir%\Windowsupdate.log
+----
 Updates stored in Software distribution folder, stop windows update service and delete this folder to get windows to check and download updates again.
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 https://catalog.update.microsoft.com
+----
 Registry keys for configuring Automatic Updates & WSUS:
 *HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
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 *HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate
 *HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
+----
+Run Updates from CMD:
+Go to Run –> cmd
+Run the following command to check for new updates:
+*wuauclt /detectnow
+Run the following command to install new updates
+*wuauclt /updatenow
+----
+Get current windows build
+*Get-CimInstance -Class win32_operatingsystem | fl
+Can also look at the following registry entry for windows server 2012r2:
+*HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\
+----
+Get list of all installed updates and pipe to the clipboard:
+*dism /online /get-packages | clip
+Get all hot fixes installed:
+*get-hotfix
+== Uninstall updates ==
+Uninstall windows update packages with the following command:
+*wusa /uninstall /kb:5009543
+== Updates with Powershell ==
+Use the PSWindowsUpdate powershell module:
+Get available windows updates:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
+Get-WindowsUpdate
+</syntaxhighlight>Install available updates<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
+Install-WindowsUpdate
+</syntaxhighlight>Download and install a specific update:<syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">
+Get-WindowsUpdate -Install -KBArticleID 'KB5031445'
+</syntaxhighlight>