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How do I force Windows to check for updates?
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After a fresh Windows install – XP or 7 – how can I "force" Windows updates? I don't want to have "old" Windows updates after a week, so could it be done in "one step"? Are there any "magical" commands that force Windows to check for updates, and if there are any, install them?
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Beyond the usual way of using Windows Update, you can force a check from a command-line. Open an administrator command prompt and run: Wuauclt.exe is the AutoUpdate Client of Windows Update and is used to check for available updates (for the various…
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