Wuapi.dll Search() not returning all updates

Question

Testing the functions of wuapi.dll I noticed that some updates are not listed in the results (obviously because they are visible from the update manager).

Code used(c#):

        public ISearchResult CheckUpdates()
        {
          IUpdateSearcher uSearcher = uSession.CreateUpdateSearcher();
          uSearcher.Online = true;
          ISearchResult uResult = uSearcher.Search("Type='Software' and IsInstalled=0");
          return uResult;
        }

Also tried all possible filters combination.

Update Manager Screenshot

Anyone knows why? Thanks.

Take out `Type='Software'` to also see updates – Theo May 07 '21 at 09:31 — Theo, May 07 '21 at 09:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '22 at 21:10

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Try adding this:

uSearcher.ServerSelection = ServerSelection.ssOthers;
uSearcher.ServiceID = "7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d";

And leave out the Type='Software' like Theo said.

answered Jan 21 '22 at 21:10

SamK

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With this 2 lines of code many more updates were found, but i still can't find system updates. – t.mod Feb 01 '22 at 09:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 01 '22 at 22:51

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Finally I found the right filter that worked for me: IsInstalled = 0 And DeploymentAction=*

edited Feb 01 '22 at 22:51

idenardi

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answered Feb 01 '22 at 13:42

t.mod

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Wuapi.dll Search() not returning all updates

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