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What does the "shutdown" command do if updates are waiting?
A GUI shutdown will query the user to "install updates and shutdown". What will happen if the "shutdown -s" command is used? Is there an command option to force the updates install?
Phatzer
I'd say that chances are, Windows will install updates on shutdown if its given a shutdown command like you say... Its generally the default option when shutting down when there are updates to be installed, but it's only a guess, and I'd suggest the best thing to do would be to try it on a virtual machine or something.
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I could of course test it next time my machine wants to install updates, but how can I tell afterward if the updates were installed. Is there a dated record in a log or in the registry?
Normally if the updates are installed at time of shutdown, it will display the progress of the update installation on screen, I'm not sure if there is a record of updates although there should be. I know Vista displays a record of updates, and if anything before does, the only time I've seen it is in the add/remove programs list.
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Thank you. Hope that helped.
Hi,
It will Install updates at next start up or login .
It will Install updates at next start up or login .
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I tried this. After a scripted shutdown and reboot, the updates continue to be offered until "Install Updates then Shut Down" is selected as the windows manual shutdown option. Please correct me if I missed something. Because of the results of my experiments with this, I have reopened this under question ID: 23124168.
I will be very glad for a (hopefully simple) solution.
I will be very glad for a (hopefully simple) solution.