====== Windows Update Command Line ======

https://omgdebugging.com/2017/10/09/command-line-equivalent-of-wuauclt-in-windows-10-windows-server-2016/

Now, if you try typing the following command in an Administrator command prompt on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016, nothing will happen - ''wuauclt /detectnow''

Now, in order to force check Windows Update, follow the below instructions -

  - Open a Command Prompt with Administrator privileges.
  - Type in ''usoclient StartScan''
  - You will see that Windows Update in Settings.exe will start refreshing

Note: USOClient.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32

This will also force the client to report its status to the WSUS server (if configured).

On using Sysinternal's ''Strings'' on ''UsoClient.exe'', I found that there are more switches which can be used -

  * StartScan Used To Start Scan
  * StartDownload Used to Start Download of Patches
  * StartInstall Used to Install Downloaded Patches
  * RefreshSettings Refresh Settings if any changes were made
  * StartInteractiveScan May ask for user input and/or open dialogues to show progress or report errors
  * RestartDevice Restart device to finish installation of updates
  * ScanInstallWait Combined Scan Download Install
  * ResumeUpdate Resume Update Installation On Boot