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2012-08-21T10:00:01Z
Hello all,
Windows Updates Task work on local machine, so does anyone find a work around on executing Windows Updates on a remote using a Visual Cron task?

thanks a lot to all

kindest regards
Alessandro
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ErikC
2012-08-22T05:58:28Z
Hi Alessandro,

With a little google help I found the following:

There is a windows command line tool quite similar to apt-get:

You can try WuInstall (for installing updates the tool is free) in combination with psexec to remotely update machines, see http://www.wuinstall.com/index.php/faq#psexec 

psexec \\server -c -s -u domain\administrator -p password \\share\path_to_wuinstall\WUInstall.exe /install


I think using the execute task you can accomplish this.

😱 When using psexec the 1st time, there is a EULA. Using the execute task you can't see this message and the task will fail. Start the psexec 1st with the right credentials without Visualcron to accept the EULA.

Regards,
Erik
Uses Visualcron since 2006.
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