Start-HcsUpdate

Installs updates.

Parameter Set: Default
Start-HcsUpdate [-Force] [-UpdateId <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

The Start-HcsUpdate cmdlet installs updates on a device. If the device is in maintenance mode, the cmdlet installs only disruptive updates. If the device is not in maintenance mode, the cmdlet installs only normal updates.

For updates that do not require maintenance mode, this cmdlet installs the update on both controllers.

For all updates that require maintenance mode, run this cmdlet on each controller. If you do not to run this cmdlet on each controller, data may become corrupted.

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Specifies an update ID. The cmdlet installs the particular update specified by the ID.

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Boolean

  This cmdlet generates a value of $True if it starts installing an update or a value of $False if there are no updates available.

This command installs available updates.

PS C:\> Start-HcsUpdate

Get-HcsUpdateAvailability

Get-HcsUpdateStatus

Start-HcsHotfix