Introduction
In a previous post we showed you how to make a BAT file, in this post we’re going to show you a different type of BAT file that you can make to update windows at the click of a button!
Notepad and the contents
Firstly you need to open up a text editor like Notepad and type in ‘start control update‘ like so.
![Notepad with 'start control update' Notepad with 'start control update'](https://technologybunker.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-2.png?w=1024)
Save as a .bat
Now save it as a BAT file and browse to it afterwards, (If you don’t know how to save it as a BAT file then click here to find out how) then simply run it and the ‘Windows Update‘ window will pop up and start searching for updates!
![Windows update window Windows update window](https://technologybunker.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-3.png?w=1022)
There you go! No more searching for windows update or going through your settings, simply just double click the BAT file and your windows update window will appear.
Note: This can be utilized in a number of ways such as setting it up via Group Policy or Task Scheduler.
Quick steps
Open ‘Notepad.exe‘ > type in ‘start control update‘ > save it as a ‘BAT file‘ and run it (We did a guide on how to make a bat file here)