Various Command Line Switches for Microsoft Security Patches

Following are the various command line switches that can be used for Microsoft Security Patches.

Available Switches:

• [/help]
• [/quiet]
• [/passive]
• [/norestart]
• [/forcerestart]
• [/warnrestart]
• [/promptrestart]
• [/overwriteoem]
• [/nobackup]
• [/forceappsclose]
• [/integrate:<fullpath>]
• [/log:<fullpath>]

/help

Displays this message

Setup Modes

/quiet

Quiet mode (no user interaction or display)

/passive

Unattended mode (progress bar only)

Restart Options

/norestart

Do not restart when installation is complete

/forcerestart

Restart after installation

/warnrestart[:seconds]

Warn and restart automatically if required (default timeout 30 seconds)

/promptrestart

Prompt if restart is required

Special Options

/overwriteoem

Overwrite OEM files without prompting

/nobackup

Do not backup files needed for uninstall

/forceappsclose

Force other programs to close when the computer shuts down

/integrate[:fullpath]

Integrate this software update into [fullpath]

/log[:fullpath]

Create log file at [fullpath]

I hope this will help.

Thanks,
Sid