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  • \\server → the remote Windows machine 
  • \\share\path_to_wuinstall\ → path to WuInstall executable 
  • -u domain\administrator → local admin or domain admin user on the machine \\server 
  • -p password → password of the user 
  • -c → copies WuInstall on the remote system 
  • -s → executes the command (wuinstall.exe) on the local system

How to use WuInstall with a proxy server? 

Does windows reboot automatically after WuInstall installed updates which need to reboot the machine?

No!

But WuInstall returns a status code, which indicates whether a reboot would be necessary or not.

There is also the /reboot-option in WuInstall (it can be used in combination with all other options). It reboots Windows, after executing WuInstall, in any case.

WuInstall /reboot

just reboots the system, without doing anything else.

How does the /criteria option work?

For a detailed description of the query strings see MSDN

Some common examples: 

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Usually, this directory is Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

Does WuInstall work with Windows 7?

Yes, WuInstall has been tested with Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit, and it works just as well as with all other Windows versions. We recommend to run WuInstall as administrator to avoid troubles with access rights.

How to search for special updates or how to use Regular Expressions for /match /nomatch?

If you want to select special updates by using regular expressions (e.g for the switches /match or /nomatch), then have a look at the following URL for Perl - Style regular expressions: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/perl/regexp.html.

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Also take a look at this faq.

Does WuInstall work with Windows 8 / Server 2012?

WuInstall 2.0 is optimized and certified for Windows 8 / Server 2012, but compatible with all Windows Versions. Therefore we highly recommend all users of WuInstall 1.x to upgrade to WuInstall 2.0.

Error codes

WuInstall exits with error code 0x80072EFD, why?

This error usually indicates a connection problem. There is no connection to the WSUS or to the Windows Update Server. Probably, the WSUS - address is just configured incorrectly or there are proxy problems.

See also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836941/en-us

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This is the current price model: 

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