To use the Windows Update Agent (WUA) API, first create an instance of one of the interfaces by creating the object from the appropriate coclass.

The following topics describe how you can use the WUA API:

• Windows Update Agent Object Model
• Determining the Current Version of WUA
• Updating the Windows Update Agent
• Updating Windows Update Agent Header Files
• Using WUA to Scan for Updates Offline
• Secured Methods and Properties in the WUA API
• Searching, Downloading, and Installing Updates
• Searching, Downloading, and Installing Specific Updates
• Using WUA From a Remote Computer
• Guidelines for Asynchronous WUA Operations
• Using WUA from a Secondary Logon (Run As) Process
• WUA Networking Error Codes

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