(Updates must be already downloaded on computer being shut down.)

Windows 10: This process may require to run as administrator for some options. Such requirement is stipulated by Microsoft andĬannot be overridden by this tool. Windows 10: Note that if Windows updates were not downloaded prior to calling this utility, the OS will simply perform a power operation similar to the Microsoft's shutdown tool.Īdditional: Major updates, such as Windows Feature Updates, may require user interaction in despite Optionally, this tool allows to specify a boot into advanced boot options menu in Windows 8/10. This tool can also reboot (or shut down) your computer without installation of updates, or perform actions on condition of updates being ready for a restart. Although the resulting binary (executable) can run on a 64-bit operating system, its Visual Studio source project was not designed to be built natively for x86-64 (or 64-bit) platform.Ĭommand line utility that initiates installation of pre-downloaded updates on the Windows system & reboots, or shuts it down. Note that this project was not designed, nor was tested to be opened in the version of the Visual Studio later than 2008. Use ShutdownWithUpdates.sln file to open this project in VS 2008.

The source code was built using Visual Studio 2008. Utility To Install Pre-Downloaded Windows Updates & Shutdown/Reboot Release Build

Windows 10 shut down without updating