Windows Update Executable Path
I Am Setting up Application Whitelisting Using Windows Firewall and Part of That Process Is Allowing Windows Update, but I Cannot Seem to Find Where the...
I am setting up application whitelisting using Windows Firewall and part of that process is allowing Windows Update, but I cannot seem to find where the executable is located. This is for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
1 Answer
Actually, Windows Update is an system service, not an application. When checking the service properties, you can see:
Windows Update services runs with the system process: svchost.exe and it is using ports: 80, 443.
By default, Windows Firewall will not block the Windows Update. If you want to control it, please allow the svchost.exe and ports: 80, 443.
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