{"id":3935,"date":"2016-08-30T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T05:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2019-07-13T13:18:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T13:18:41","slug":"download-update-wu-catalog-rss-using-any-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/download-update-wu-catalog-rss-using-any-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Windows Updates (.msu) from Catalog Using PowerShell or Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no longer necessary to use Internet Explorer for downloading Windows Updates (.msu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/install-cab-msu-updates-mu-catalog\/\">update packages<\/a> for offline install or distribution) from the Microsoft Update catalog. The Microsoft Update catalog now supports any browser, as Microsoft has revamped the site and eliminated the ActiveX Control.<\/p>\n<p>This article tells you how to download updates from the Microsoft Update catalog using your web browser or PowerShell.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Download Updates Directly from Microsoft Update Catalog<\/h2>\n<h3>Method 1: Using your Web Browser to download Windows Update<\/h3>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/windowsitpro\/2016\/05\/17\/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">promised<\/a>, Microsoft has gotten rid of the ActiveX control in the Microsoft Update catalog site so as to support other web browsers. You can download updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog using any browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.<\/p>\n<p>Simply visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.update.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Update catalog<\/a> site using any browser, type in your KB or update ID and click Search.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-1.png\" alt=\"download updates from microsoft update catalog\" width=\"702\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right-click on the .msu or .cab link and choose <strong>Save target as<\/strong> to download the file locally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-2.png\" alt=\"download updates from microsoft update catalog\" width=\"642\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Chrome\u00a0WU Catalog\u00a0Search Engine<\/h3>\n<p>You can create a custom search engine to quickly search and go to a Windows Update catalog download page. Here are the instructions for <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/customsearch\/answer\/2630963?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Chrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start Google Chrome and open <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Search engine<\/strong>, click <strong>Manage search engines&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the Add button to create a search engine.<\/li>\n<li>Type the description, search keyword (for example, <code>wu<\/code>) and the search URL. For Windows Update Catalog search, use the following URL:\n<pre>https:\/\/www.catalog.update.microsoft.com\/Search.aspx?q=%s<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-3.png\" alt=\"download updates from microsoft update catalog - chrome search engine\" width=\"520\" height=\"363\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now type <code>WU<\/code> in the Address bar.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/chrome-wu-custom-search-2.png\" alt=\"windows update catalog search engine\" width=\"326\" height=\"84\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Press space or TAB. The WU Catalog custom search badge would appear.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/chrome-wu-custom-search-3.png\" alt=\"windows update catalog search engine\" width=\"326\" height=\"85\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Type in your search string &#8212; i.e., the Microsoft Update ID with &#8220;KB&#8221; prefix. It will open the following Microsoft Update catalog search results page directly:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-1.png\" alt=\"download updates from microsoft update catalog\" width=\"702\" height=\"487\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Method 2: Using PowerShell to download Windows Update Packages<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/potatoqualitee\/b5ed9d584c79f4b662ec38bd63e70a2d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save-KBFile PowerShell Script<\/a> (created by a Microsoft MVP) loads and parses the MU catalog in the background and downloads updates using BITS to your preferred folder.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, using Notepad, save the above PowerShell GitHub script as <code>Save-KBFile.ps1<\/code> to a folder &#8212; e.g., <code>D:\\Scripts<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Option A: Download updates in a single click &#8211; The easiest option<\/h4>\n<p>To download updates using the PowerShell script, create a desktop shortcut with the following target and run it:<\/p>\n<pre>powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command . D:\\Scripts\\Save-KBFile.ps1; Save-KBFile -Name KB4509091 -Architecture x64 -Path D:\\Updates\"<\/pre>\n<p>To download a different update (KB##) or for a different architecture (x86), change it in the shortcut properties.<\/p>\n<h4>Option B: Open PowerShell and run the command manually<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click Start, click Run. Type the following command and click OK:\n<pre>powershell.exe -noexit -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"D:\\Scripts\\Save-KBFile.ps1\"<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-powershell-run-command.png\" alt=\"windows update .msu download using powershell\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10286\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>You can create a desktop shortcut to the above command if you&#8217;re going to use it frequently.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Run the Save-KBFile script to download Windows updates (.msu) using the following command-line syntax:<br \/>\n<h4>Examples:<\/h4>\n<p>Download KB4509091 to the current directory. If the architecture is not mentioned, by default, it downloads the <strong>64-bit<\/strong> version of the update.<\/p>\n<pre>Save-KBFile -Name KB4509091 -Architecture x64 -Path D:\\Updates<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wu-catalog-powershell-save-kbfile.png\" alt=\"windows update .msu download using powershell\" width=\"699\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To download the <strong>32-bit<\/strong> update, run:<\/p>\n<pre>Save-KBFile -Name KB4509091 -Architecture x86 -Path D:\\Updates<\/pre>\n<p>To download both <strong>32-bit<\/strong> and <strong>64-bit<\/strong> installers, run:<\/p>\n<pre>Save-KBFile -Name KB4509091 -Architecture All -Path D:\\Updates<\/pre>\n<p>To download multiple updates, and to a specific folder:<\/p>\n<pre>Save-KBFile -Name KB4509091, 4507453 -Path D:\\Updates<\/pre>\n<p>Downloads the x64 version of the updates KB4509091 &amp; KB4507453 to <code>D:\\Updates<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note that the author has also a module version (instead of the script) made available at GitHub. See <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/potatoqualitee\/kbupdate\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KB Viewer and Saver<\/a>. The module supports an additional command named <code>Get-KbUpdate<\/code> which helps you get detailed information about an update (KB###). The module usage is self-explanatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no longer necessary to use Internet Explorer for downloading Windows Updates (.msu update packages for offline install or distribution) from the Microsoft Update catalog. The Microsoft Update catalog now supports any browser, as Microsoft has revamped the site and eliminated the ActiveX Control. This article tells you how to download updates from the Microsoft &#8230; <a title=\"Download Windows Updates (.msu) from Catalog Using PowerShell or Browser\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/download-update-wu-catalog-rss-using-any-browser\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Download Windows Updates (.msu) from Catalog Using PowerShell or Browser\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[309,396],"class_list":["post-3935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","tag-microsoft","tag-powershell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23760,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-windows-update-error-0x80240023\/","url_meta":{"origin":3935,"position":0},"title":"How to Fix the Windows Update Error 0x80240023","author":"Ramesh","date":"April 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Windows Update may throw the error 0x80240023 on some systems when you click on the Check for Updates button. 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