How to install a Windows Update from an MSI package

Question

Is there a way to install Windows Updates from an MSI package installation??

I am authoring an MSI package in WiX which requires some Windows Updates to be installed in the machine.

Answer 1

Windows Installer was intended for the installation of Windows applications, rather than Windows updates or service packs. Your setup application may be able to invoke the Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe) and the Windows Update Agent (WUA) API . However, the package developer would need to consider what their users would think of package that updates the system.