Run command for Windows update
There are couple of Run commands for Windows update. The run commands are very handy to launch an application quickly without the need to find the same in list of programs or on filesystem. WindowsВ has a run command for almost every application or configuration tool.
The run commands for Windows update are wuapp (or) control update . So to launch Windows update from Run, you need to perform the below steps.
- OpenВ Run with [Win]+[R] shortcut or from Start menu.
- Type in either of ‘wuapp’ or ‘control update’ and press ‘Enter’
This launches windows update configuration window. Here you can click ‘Settings’ and then configure how you want to install updates on to your computer.
If you just want to trigger updates click on ‘Check for updates’. Note that there’s no run command that can trigger update directly
For Windows 10 the run command is:
ms-settings:windowsupdate
I prefer run commands over other ways as it seems faster to me. Here are some run commands which I use daily for opening various windows applications .
On screen Keyboard – osk
Calculator – calc
WordPad – write
Windows Media Player – wmplayer
Windows Fax and Scan – wfs
Snipping Tools – snippingtool
Paint – mspaint
Notepad – notepad
Task manager – taskmgrt/
Sticky Notes – stikyno
For Windows v1809+ I find this works from the command line:
You can also stop & start the Windows Update service prior:
How to:Reset Windows update components in Windows
Technical Level: Intermediate
Windows update is an Important component of Windows. By Windows updates one can get
- new drivers for the hardware devices installed in the computer
- security patches
- Known bugs fixed
- Major updates and upgrades.
But some issues, generally related directly or indirectly to some corruption in system files, windows update may not work properly. This article discusses resetting the Windows update completely using a reset script.
- Removes the older Windows update Folders, where the updates are downloaded. Newer ones are created automatically.
- Re-registers the Windows update Files.
- Resets your network connection.
Instructions for usage:
- Download the Script into your computer.
- At the location where it is saved, Right click and select Extract.
- After the extract is complete, you will see a WuReset.bat named File in the new windows that opens.
- Rightclick WuReset.bat named file and select Run as administrator.
- Wait for the “Task completed successfully” message in the command Prompt Window.
- Restart your computer and check for the updates again.
For users running Windows 7,8.0 or 8.1:
In any case, if you cannot download/run the script, copy the following code in notepad and save it by «WUReset.bat» (with quotes) and then run it subsequently:
Is this Script Safe?
Yes, the script is absolutely safe to use. The code is created with the help of Shawn Brink, who is an MVP of Microsoft. You can look into the source by right-clicking the bat file and selecting edit.
Special thanks to Askvg and Tenforums and Denis for the help
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Tried running this, but it freezes with «Failed to reset windows update due to wuauserv service failing to stop.»
Looking up services, it is clearly trying to stop, but it seems to be frozen somewhere in that process. It’s been «stopping» for over 10 minutes now.
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Funcionó perfecto. Muchas gracias.
It worked perfect. Thank you very much.
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thank you so much,
i have been trying to days to do this manually but it never worked.
after running the script a few times, the computer is now updating
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Hi, Can someone please help, download links are not working for both older and latest version.
I run the script by copying it in the notepad as .bat and it goes till sc.exe part and after that command prompt is getting closed without proceeding further i.e, registry changes part is not running, why command prompt closed without completing. I thought this would fix my issue since i have tried so many other steps to fix my update issue and finally somehow landed here hoping at last it would fix my issue. But this as well is not taking me forward. Pls assist. Thank you.
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