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IAutomaticUpdates::DetectNow method (wuapi.h)

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Begins the Automatic Updates detection task if Automatic Updates is enabled. If any updates are detected, the installation behavior is determined by the NotificationLevel property of the IAutomaticUpdatesSettings interface.

Syntax

HRESULT DetectNow();

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful. Otherwise, returns a COM or Windows error code.

This method can also return the following error codes.

Return code Description
WU_E_AU_NOSERVICE
 Automatic Updates is not enabled.
WU_E_AU_PAUSED
 Automatic Updates is paused.
WU_E_LEGACYSERVER
 You cannot search for updates if the following conditions are true:

Remarks

This method returns WU_E_AU_NOSERVICE if Automatic Updates is disabled, initializing, uninitializing, or not configured.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wuapi.h
Library Wuguid.lib
DLL Wuapi.dll

See also

IAutomaticUpdates