WuInstall is a Windows command line tool that enables IT Administrators to script Windows updates and makes the entire updating process more controlled and user friendly by enforcing Windows Updates at certain times when it makes sense. The possibilities you have with WuInstall are huge, you can use it as a standalone tool or in combination with WSUS or other system management tools, you can manage a small network with 10 machines as well as huge networks with thousands of clients or servers.
Typical use cases for WuInstall are for example patching office clients at night time with a pre-defined set of update or servers at a certain maintenance window. Many times, WuInstal is used in combination with psexec in order to remotely patch machines.
1. Download and Install WuInstall
You can get WuInstall from the website http://www.wuinstall.com - there is a free, full functional 30 day trial where you can test whether WuInstall fits your IT infrastructure. After that, you can purchase your WuInstall version either online with credit card or contact us if you like to purchase via PO. Details see in our FAQ
There might be a free version of WuInstall with just the basic features at some point in the future, but right now we are focusing on the commercial version with advanced features.
Just download the zip files and unzip it - the only file you need is WuInstall.exe, there is no further installation of anything required, it is just a lightweight exe file you can call from any location.
There are three basic function of WuInstall: searching for updates, downloading updates and installing updates