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Includes recommended and optional updates.

 /disable_ie_firstruncustomize

Disables the Internet Explorer 8 set up dialog.

 /targetgroup "targetgroup" 

One of the nice things about WSUS is that it allows you to use client side targeting. The idea behind client side targeting is that you can set up different computer groups, and you can roll out updates on a group basis. Client side targeting isn’t used by default, but if you decide to use it, you can use this option to assign the computer to a target group.

 /offlinescan "scanfile"

This option can be used to search for updates against a cab-file. You can download the cab-file from the following link:

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You have to execute WUInstall as administrator to use this option, otherwise it won't work.

 /options [file://]|[http://]path

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In the options-file each option have to be in a separate line.

 /tempdir "path"

Use this option to set the temp directory to the given path. By default the temp directory is set to %temp%.

 /force

This option forces the update installation.

 /remote "paexec_options"

This option executes WuInstall on a remote machine using PAExec. The hostname and login credentials have to be specified in the argument ("\\hostename -u user -p password"). All other WuInstall options can be specified as usual.

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For more information about PAExec visit http://www.poweradmin.com/paexec/.

 /third_party_progress tag 

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This option refreshes the timestamps for the last successful search/install, which will be displayed in the Windows Update center.

 /UseUpdateService MicrosoftUpdate|WindowsUpdate|WSUS|Default

This option sets the specified service which will be used for searching for updates.

 /checkAvailableDiskSpace drive_key:min_free_space(KB|MB|GB) 

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