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Description of the Windows Update Standalone Installer in Windows

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Description of the Windows Update


Standalone Installer in Windows
Introduction
This article describes the Windows Update Standalone Installer (Wusa.exe) in the following
Windows operating systems:
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012

The Wusa.exe file is in the %windir%\System32 folder. The Windows Update Standalone Installer
uses the Windows Update Agent API to install update packages. Update packages have an .msu file
name extension. The .msu file name extension is associated with the Windows Update Standalone
Installer.

More information
An .msu file contains the following contents.
Content

Description

Windows

Describes each update package that the .msu file contains.

Update
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Update
metadata
One or
more .cab
files

Each .cab file represents one update.

An .xml
file

This .xml file describes the .msu update package. Wusa.exe uses the .xml file
when you perform an unattended installation of the update by using the
Package Manager tool (Pkgmgr.exe).
For example, you download hotfix 934307. The Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu
file is in the C:\934307 folder. You type the following command at a command
prompt to expand the .msu file to a temporary folder:
expand -f:* "C:\934307\Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu" %TEMP%
Then, you type the following command at a command prompt:
pkgmgr.exe /n:%TEMP%\Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.xml

A
properties
file

This file contains string properties that Wusa.exe uses. For example, this file
contains the title of the associated article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

When you use Wusa.exe to install an update package, Wusa.exe expands the contents of the .msu
file to a temporary folder. Then, Wusa.exe performs the following steps:
1. Wusa.exe uses the Windows Update metadata in the .msu file to search for applicable
updates.
2. Wusa.exe copies the contents of the applicable updates to the Windows Update sandbox.
The Windows Update sandbox is a protected folder.
3. Wusa.exe calls the appropriate function in the Windows Update Agent API according to the
mode in which you start Wusa.exe.
4. When the Windows Update wizard finishes the installation, the Windows Update Agent API
returns a status. Then, Wusa.exe works synchronously with the Windows Update Agent API.
NoteEach update in an .msu update package is installed in a separate session. Only one instance of
Wusa.exe runs when you use Wusa.exe. Wusa.exe does not change the contents of the updates in
.msu files. The Windows Update infrastructure performs the required actions according to the
contents of the update.
When you start Wusa.exe in interactive mode, a welcome screen displays high-level information
about the update. If you continue
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about the update. If you continue to install the update, Wusa.exe calls the appropriate function in
the Windows Update Agent API to start the Windows Update wizard. The Windows Update wizard
displays the Microsoft Software License Terms that are associated with the update package.
Wusa.exe calls the Windows Update Agent API to continue the installation. Then, Wusa.exe waits
until the Windows Update wizard finishes the installation.
To install an .msu update package, run Wusa.exe together with the full path of the file.
For example, if the Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu file is in the D:\934307 folder, type the
following command at a command prompt to install the update package:
wusa.exe d:\934307\Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu
You can also double-click the .msu file to install the update package.
You can use Wusa.exe to uninstall an update in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8,
and Windows Server 2012.
NoteYou cannot use Wusa.exe to uninstall updates in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. You
can use Windows Defender Software Explorer to manually uninstall the updates. For more
information about Software Explorer, go to the following Microsoft website:
Using Software Explorer in Windows Defender
You can use the following switches together with Wusa.exe.
Switch

Description

/?, /h, /help

View help.

/quiet

Run Wusa.exe in quiet mode without user interaction. When the tool runs in
quiet mode, it runs without user interaction. The computer restarts if this is
required.
For example, if the Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu file is in the D:\934307
folder, type the following command at a command prompt to install the
update package without user interaction:
wusa.exe d:\934307\Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu /quiet
Note When you use this switch, the Microsoft Software License Terms do not
appear.

/norestart

Prevents Wusa.exe from restarting the computer. The/norestart switch is


ignored if the /quietswitch is not present. If you run Wusa.exe together with
these two switches, you must manually restart the operating system after the
installation is complete if the installation requires you to restart the

computer.
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computer.
For example, if the Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu file is in the D:\934307
folder, type the following command at a command prompt to install the
update package:
wusa.exe D:\934307\Windows6.0-KB934307-x86.msu /quiet /norestart

/uninstall

Uninstalls the specified package or KB number.

/kb

Specifies the package to be uninstalled by using its KB number. Can be


passed onlytogether with the/uninstall switch.

/extract

Wusa.exe extracts the package contents to a destination folder.

/warnrestart

When this switch is combined with the/quietswitch, Wusa.exe prompts you


before it begins a restart for install and uninstall operations.

/forcerestart

When this switch is combined with the/quietswitch, Wusa.exe forcibly


closes applications and then begins a restart.

Note The .msu files can be installed to an offline image by using the DISM.exe /Add-Package
option together with the Windows 7 or Windows 8 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or the Windows
Automated Installation Kit (AIK). For more information, go to the following Microsoft TechNet
website:
Operating System Package Servicing Command-Line Options
To view the Windows Update Standalone Installer event log, follow these steps:
1. Click Start
, type event viewer in the Start Search box, and then click Event Viewer in
the Programs list. In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, on the Startscreen, typeevent
viewer, click Settings, and then click View event logs under Settings.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the
password, or click Continue.

2. In Event Viewer, expand Windows Logs, and then click Setup.


Setup events appear in the middle pane.
3. In the Actions pane, click
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3. In the Actions pane, click Filter Current Log.

4. In the Event sources list, click to select the WUSA check box, and then click OK.

References
For more information about the Windows Update Agent API, go to the following Microsoft website:
Windows Update Agent (WUA) API Reference

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Article ID: 934307 - Last Review: 04/23/2015 08:41:00 - Revision: 6.1
Applies to
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Starter
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
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Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows 8
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 Pro
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Windows Server 2012 Standard
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