How to know if windows update is enable C#

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How to know if WIndows Update is enabled C#?

I just need a Code in C# that show me if Windows Update is enabled or not. I have tried with this library WUApiLib but I'm not sure how to use it to know exactly I want.

Something like this:

C#

if(xxxxxxxxxxx)
{
MessageBox.Show("Windows Update is working");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Windows Update is not working");
}

Thanks.

What I have tried:

C#

using WUApiLib;
protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e){
    base.OnLoad(e);
    UpdateSession uSession = new UpdateSession();
    IUpdateSearcher uSearcher = uSession.CreateUpdateSearcher();
    uSearcher.Online = false;
    try {
        ISearchResult sResult = uSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=1 And IsHidden=0");
        textBox1.Text = "Found " + sResult.Updates.Count + " updates" + Environment.NewLine;
        foreach (IUpdate update in sResult.Updates) {
                textBox1.AppendText(update.Title + Environment.NewLine);
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        Console.WriteLine("Something went wrong: " + ex.Message);
    }
}

Posted 27-May-16 10:36am

judah9107

Updated 27-May-16 23:26pm

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[no name] 27-May-16 16:50pm

Hi, it is great that you Show what you have tried. But please also mention some Details about the result of your Trials. E.g. what you expect and what you get. This will make it much more easy to help ;)

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Solution 2

Something along the lines as this:

Enumerating and Controlling Windows Services with C#[^]

Posted 27-May-16 11:57am

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Solution 1

C#

Have you considered enumerating the services running on the machine and finding the Windows Update service as well as BITS (background intelligent transfer) and finding out their current state?

Posted 27-May-16 11:54am

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koolprasad2003 · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-27T23:26:00

First add a reference to WUApiLib "C:\windows\system32\Wuapi.dll"
see below snippet

C#

WUApiLib.AutomaticUpdatesClass auc = new WUApiLib.AutomaticUpdatesClass();
bool active = auc.ServiceEnabled;

MSDN says :"The ServiceEnabled property indicates whether all the components that Automatic Updates requires are available."