Q. How do I enable Windows Server Core Automatic Updates?

Windows\System32>cscript scregedit.wsf /au 4

The output would be:

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Registry has been updated.

Then you would enter the command:

Windows\System32>net stop wuauserv

The output would be:

The Windows Update service is stopping.
The Windows Update service was stopped successfully.

Next, enter:

Windows\System32>net start wuauserv

The output would be:

The Windows Update service is starting.
The Windows Update service was started successfully.

You can also force Windows to perform an update check using the

wuauclt /detectnow

command. To check the state of automatic update, use the

cscript scregedit.wsf /au /v

command.

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