Windows Updates-Commands Windows 10

Run Windows Updates from Command Line

The following methods will be carried out to run Windows Update from Command Line on Windows 10,

1. Using Windows Powershell.
2. Using Command Prompt.

1] Run Windows Update using Windows Powershell

Running Windows Updates on Windows Powershell will require you to manually Install the Windows Update module, Get Windows Updates downloaded and Install Windows Updates. And for this, open Windows Powershell by searching for Powershell in the Cortana search box and run it with Administrator level privileges.

Then type in,

Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate

to install the Windows Update module for Windows Powershell.

After that,

Get-WindowsUpdate

to connect to the Windows Update servers and download the updates if found.

Finally, type in,

Install-WindowsUpdate

to install the Windows Updates downloaded on your computer.

Run Windows Update using Command Prompt

Command Prompt on Windows Operating Systems exists since a very long time whereas Windows Powershell is comparatively new. Hence, it has similar capabilities to run Windows Updates, but the highlighting point here is that you do not need to download any module for Windows Updates.

First, open Command Prompt by searching for cmd in the Cortana search box and run it with Administrator level privileges.

Click on Yes for the UAC Prompt that you get.

Finally, type in the following commands and hit the Enter key in order to perform the respective operations,

Start checking for updates:

UsoClient StartScan

Start downloading Updates:

UsoClient StartDownload

Start installing the downloaded updates:

UsoClient StartInstall

Restart your device after installing the updates:

UsoClient RestartDevice

Check, Download and Install Updates:

UsoClient ScanInstallWait

It is worth noting that, the Command Prompt commands mentioned above are just meant for Windows 10. For older versions of Windows, you need to use the following commands,

Start checking for updates:

wuauclt /detectnow

Start installing the detected Updates:

wuauclt /updatenow

Check, download and install updates:

wuauclt /detectnow /updatenow