Windows 7 / Getting Started

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Manually Install Updates Using Windows Update

In some cases, such as when you are dealing with stand-alone computers that are not connected to a network, it is necessary to install update files directly. You can download Windows 7 update files directly from Microsoft's Web site. You can find these updates related to each update's security bulletin. Update files have the .msu extension. If you want to script the installation of a number of MSU files, you can use the Wusa.exe utility. When chaining the installation of updates, you should use the /norestart parameter after each update except the last one that you want to install. For example, you might have a script that installs three updates with the commands:

Wusa.exe d:\windows6.1-kb123456-x64.msu /quiet /norestart
Wusa.exe d:\windows6.1-kb123457-x64.msu /quiet /norestart
Wusa.exe d:\windows6.1-kb123458-x64.msu /quiet

More Info Windows Update Stand-alone Installer
For more information about the Windows Update Stand-alone installer (Wusa.exe), consult the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934307.

The process to manually update Windows is easy and user friendly. By manually updating your system, you can obtain various critical and noncritical updates. To use Windows Update manually, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, Windows Update.
2. In the Windows Update window, click Check for Updates in the Tasks list. Windows Update will then look for all possible updates.
3. After a list of updates appears, you can select and install the updates you want. If you don't install Important updates at this time, they will be installed during the next scheduled automatic update.

Manually updating your system allows you to decide which updates you want and lets you know which updates you need.

Another way of getting to the Windows Update page is to click Start, All Programs, Windows Update.