Windows Update as postimage task

[Chatham]

Hi,

Would it be possible to run a windows update task when image is deployed? Either a built in functionality or a custom script? MS patches are released every month and defender definitions even more often. It'd be a good functionality to have your base image updated with latest patches and security updates.

Thanks

[Allen Marsh]

Seems like you can force detection with "wuauclt.exe /detectnow" but you'll probably need to have group policy configured to automatically install the updates you want in order for it to actually start installing any updates on its own.

[Chatham]

True, but when you log on as a local administrator (which I enabled as autologon for first 2 boots to install apps and configure a few things) I can check for updates. My question was whether or not SmartDeploy is planning to include this in your post configuration tasks. Like in a deploy wizard you can select if you want to install newest updates (and get to choose from like required updates, optional updates, definition updates etc). I can wrap up a script that will essentially do this for me and install them, but a built-in functionality of such would make the deployment process even better.