Windows Update client

E182431
Windows component software component update client

Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Microsoft update servers 1
Windows Update 1
Windows Update Agent 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component ⓘ
software component ⓘ
update client ⓘ
availableIn Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ
Windows 7 ⓘ
Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 8.1 ⓘ
Windows Vista ⓘ
Windows XP ⓘ
canBeManagedBy Intune ⓘ
System Center Configuration Manager ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

Windows Server Update Services ⓘ
componentName SIHClient.exe ⓘ
UsoClient.exe ⓘ
wuauclt.exe ⓘ
wuaueng.dll ⓘ
configurationInterface Command line ⓘ
Control Panel ⓘ
Group Policy ⓘ
PowerShell ⓘ
Registry ⓘ
Settings app ⓘ
connectsTo Microsoft update servers ⓘ
Windows Update ⓘ
surface form: Windows Update service
defaultSetting automatic download of important updates ⓘ
developedBy Microsoft ⓘ
introducedIn Windows 98 ⓘ
logFile Windows Update client self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WindowsUpdate.log
logsTo Windows Event Log ⓘ
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
partOf Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Windows ⓘ
surface form: Windows operating system
primaryFunction check for Windows updates ⓘ
download Windows updates ⓘ
install Windows updates ⓘ
manage update installation schedule ⓘ
securityRole patch management ⓘ
vulnerability remediation ⓘ
supportsFeature automatic updates ⓘ
delivery optimization ⓘ
manual update checks ⓘ
scheduled installation ⓘ
update deferral ⓘ
update history viewing ⓘ
update rollback ⓘ
supportsUpdateType cumulative updates ⓘ
definition updates ⓘ
driver updates ⓘ
feature updates ⓘ
quality updates ⓘ
security updates ⓘ
service packs ⓘ
updateProtocol HTTP ⓘ
HTTPS ⓘ
updateSource Windows Update ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Update

WSUS server ⓘ
Windows Update ⓘ
usesService Background Intelligent Transfer Service ⓘ
Windows Installer service ⓘ
surface form: Windows Installer

Windows Update client self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Update Medic Service

Windows Update ⓘ
surface form: Windows Update service

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows 98 → includedComponent → Windows Update client ⓘ
Windows Defender → updateMechanism → Windows Update client ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Update
Windows Update client → usesService → Windows Update client self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Update Medic Service
Windows Update client → logFile → Windows Update client self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WindowsUpdate.log
Windows Update → connectsTo → Windows Update client ⓘ
this entity surface form: Microsoft update servers
Windows Update → clientComponent → Windows Update client ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Update Agent