SwisherTech

I have been needing this for along time. I can not count how many times I have sat around waiting for a Windows XP machine to start Microsoft automatic updates. In Windows Vista the Widows update window has a button to force the OS to go out to the internet (unless your using a Windows Server Update Service (WSUS)) and get updates. In Windows XP use this command line tool:

wuauclt.exe /detectnow