Windows 10: A vbs script intended to check for updates does not work.

The following vbs script was copied from this page.

Set automaticUpdates = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate")
automaticUpdates.DetectNow()

It does not work at my end because no updates are shown as available when they are available.
Does it work at your end?

:)

 

"wuauclt.exe /detectnow" command doesn't work in Windows 10?

I downloaded that vbs file from microsoft after searching for "VB Script to Check, Download, and Install Windows Updates from Microsoft"

VB Script to Check, Download, and Install Windows Updates from Microsoft

 

Start iTunes for Windows minimized using Task Scheduler

There is a work around.

You can use a vb script to launch then minimize it.

Create a notepad document

Paste this into it

Set iTunes=CreateObject("iTunes.Application")

iTunes.Windows.Item(1).Minimized=True

Save as iTunes.vbs

Create a task>launch a program>put the location of the saved vb script into the task.

I thought that you could use the iTunes /m but it does not work (just tried it)

The VB script does work from task scheduler (just tried that too)

 

Hi, can't comment on that, but a possibility if you want to launch windows update from a command line is this portable tool:
Download Windows Update MiniTool - MajorGeeks

Noted comment:
Added cmd line arg -update for autostart search updates.

 

Hello Matthew, *Smile

If you like, the Windows Update context menu below includes an item to "Check for updates".

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

It uses the command below that you could also use to create a "Check for updates" shortcut if you like.

explorer ms-settings:windowsupdate-action

Check for updates in Windows Update shortcut - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Can you explain how to do so in details? I am a computer idiot.

It works. Thanks!

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

I want it to automatically check for updates in the background and notify me only when an update is available to download.
Can MiniTool do so? What is the command line? Please explain in detail.

 

I can only point you to it and say that that's what the change log says was added. Others have had success with the tool in general, sometimes when Windows update itself wasn't working. Having read your post, I thought of that tool and wondered if it had a command line option. Apparently so, beyond that you would need to read up on it - I've not used it myself.

wumt_x64.exe -update
- launches the program + scans for updates - I can't tell you if it applies a Windows update as I have none pending.

I also had a quick look at commands that used to work, but a superficial attempt found nothing that did from a command prompt. I would expect there is sthg.

 

"D:\Matthew's folder\wumt_x64.exe -update"

I ran the above command in a .bat file, but it did not work. What's wrong?

 

wumt_64.exe has to be in your programs path to be run like that. I.e. windows has to 'find' it.
Or, you specify the exact path yourself.
You can find suitable locations by typing echo %path% at a command prompt.
I can only guess why it didn't work for you as you haven't said what error message if any you got.

But this only scans for Windows updates- it doesn't apply them as far as I can tell.
It's certainly an interesting program.

 

wumt_64.exe is actually in this folder D:\Matthew's folder\
It starts if the command is "D:\Matthew's folder\wumt_x64.exe"
A prompt window disappears as soon as it appears if the command is "D:\Matthew's folder\wumt_x64.exe -update" And nothing else happens.

No error message appears.

 

Hi, this is what I get - it scans for updates (you should see a little green progress bar) and shows this:



- from a run command or a command prompt.

Beyond that I can't help, I'm afraid.