Windows 10 wuauclt.exe not working

windows 10windows update

I was using wuauclt.exe /detectnow /updatenow till now

and now on my Windows 10 Enterprise Build 1511 it's not working

Is there an alternative way to detect and install updates using command?

I know it installs them automatically but i have no control over that schedule, i am not looking to defer them. I just want to be able to install if they are available on demand.

My Test

I had this machine where updates were installed on 4/11 so on 4/13 it was just sitting there not installing the updates, I ran the above command it did nothing
Then i went to PC Settings manually click Check Updates and it started installing.

So instead of having to manually check i would like to do that via command

Best Answer

wuauclt.exe /detectnow has been deprecated according to "Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2016" for Windows Server 2016 and likely by extension Windows 10.

The wuauclt.exe /detectnow command has been removed and is no longer supported. To trigger a scan for updates, do either of the following:

Run these PowerShell commands:

$AutoUpdates = New-Object -ComObject "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate"
$AutoUpdates.DetectNow()
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