wuapi.h header
This header is used by Windows Update Agent API. For more information, see:
wuapi.h contains the following programming interfaces:
Interfaces
| IAutomaticUpdates Contains the functionality of Automatic Updates. (IAutomaticUpdates) |
| IAutomaticUpdates2 Contains the functionality of Automatic Updates. (IAutomaticUpdates2) |
| IAutomaticUpdatesResults Contains the read-only properties that describe Automatic Updates. |
| IAutomaticUpdatesSettings Contains the settings that are available in Automatic Updates. (IAutomaticUpdatesSettings) |
| IAutomaticUpdatesSettings2 Contains the settings that are available in Automatic Updates. (IAutomaticUpdatesSettings2) |
| IAutomaticUpdatesSettings3 Contains the settings that are available in Automatic Updates. (IAutomaticUpdatesSettings3) |
| ICategory Represents the category to which an update belongs. |
| ICategoryCollection Represents an ordered read-only list of ICategory interfaces. |
| IDownloadCompletedCallback Provides the callback that is used when an asynchronous download is completed. |
| IDownloadCompletedCallbackArgs Contains information about the completion of a download. This interface acts as a parameter to the IDownloadCompletedCallback delegate. The download and installation of the update is asynchronous. |
| IDownloadJob Contains properties and methods that are available to a download operation. |
| IDownloadProgress Represents the progress of an asynchronous download operation. |
| IDownloadProgressChangedCallback Handles the notification that indicates a change in the progress of an asynchronous download operation. |
| IDownloadProgressChangedCallbackArgs Contains information about the change in the progress of an asynchronous download operation. |
| IDownloadResult Represents the result of a download operation. |
| IImageInformation Contains information about a localized image that is associated with an update or a category. |
| IInstallationAgent Records the result for an update. |
| IInstallationBehavior Represents the installation and uninstallation options of an update. |
| IInstallationCompletedCallback Handles the notification that indicates that an asynchronous installation or uninstallation is complete. |
| IInstallationCompletedCallbackArgs Contains information about the completion of an installation and acts as a parameter to the IInstallationCompletedCallback delegate. The download and installation of the update is asynchronous. |
| IInstallationJob Contains properties and methods that are available to an installation or uninstallation operation. |
| IInstallationProgress Represents the progress of an asynchronous installation or uninstallation. |
| IInstallationProgressChangedCallback Defines the Invoke method that handles the notification about the on-going progress of an asynchronous installation or uninstallation. |
| IInstallationProgressChangedCallbackArgs Contains information about the change in the progress of an asynchronous installation or uninstallation at the time the callback was made. |
| IInstallationResult Represents the result of an installation or uninstallation. |
| IInvalidProductLicenseException Encapsulates the exception that is thrown when an invalid license is detected for a product. |
| ISearchCompletedCallback Contains a method that handles the notification about the completion of an asynchronous search operation. |
| ISearchCompletedCallbackArgs Contains information about the completion of an asynchronous search. It also acts as a parameter to the SearchCompletedCallback delegate. |
| ISearchJob Contains properties and methods that are available to a search operation. |
| ISearchResult Represents the result of a search. |
| IStringCollection Represents an ordered list of strings. |
| ISystemInformation Contains information about the specified computer. This information is relevant to the Windows Update Agent (WUA). |
| IUpdate Contains the properties and methods that are available to an update. (IUpdate) |
| IUpdate2 Contains the properties and methods that are available to an update. (IUpdate2) |
| IUpdate3 Contains the properties and methods that are available to an update. (IUpdate3) |
| IUpdate4 Contains the properties and methods that are available to an update. (IUpdate4) |
| IUpdate5 Contains the properties and methods that are available to an update. (IUpdate5) |
| IUpdateCollection Represents an ordered list of updates. |
| IUpdateDownloadContent Represents the download content of an update. (IUpdateDownloadContent) |
| IUpdateDownloadContent2 Represents the download content of an update. (IUpdateDownloadContent2) |
| IUpdateDownloadContentCollection Represents a collection of download contents for an update. |
| IUpdateDownloader Downloads updates from the server. |
| IUpdateDownloadResult Contains the properties that indicate the status of a download operation for an update. |
| IUpdateException Represents info about the aspects of search results returned in the ISearchResult object that were incomplete. |
| IUpdateExceptionCollection Represents an ordered read-only list of IUpdateException interfaces. |
| IUpdateHistoryEntry Represents the recorded history of an update. (IUpdateHistoryEntry) |
| IUpdateHistoryEntry2 Represents the recorded history of an update. (IUpdateHistoryEntry2) |
| IUpdateHistoryEntryCollection Represents an ordered read-only list of IUpdateHistoryEntry interfaces. |
| IUpdateIdentity Represents the unique identifier of an update. |
| IUpdateInstallationResult Contains the properties and the methods that are available to the status of an installation or uninstallation of an update. |
| IUpdateInstaller Installs or uninstalls updates from or onto a computer. |
| IUpdateInstaller2 Installs or uninstalls updates on a computer. (IUpdateInstaller2) |
| IUpdateInstaller3 Installs or uninstalls updates on a computer. (IUpdateInstaller3) |
| IUpdateInstaller4 Provides methods to finalize updates that were previously staged or installed. |
| IUpdateLockdown Restricts access to methods and properties of objects that implements the method of this interface. |
| IUpdateSearcher Searches for updates on a server. (IUpdateSearcher) |
| IUpdateSearcher2 Searches for updates on a server. (IUpdateSearcher2) |
| IUpdateSearcher3 Searches for updates on a server. (IUpdateSearcher3) |
| IUpdateService Contains information about a service that is registered with Windows Update Agent (WUA) or with Automatic Updates. (IUpdateService) |
| IUpdateService2 Contains information about a service that is registered with Windows Update Agent (WUA) or with Automatic Updates. (IUpdateService2) |
| IUpdateServiceCollection Represents a list of IUpdateService interfaces. |
| IUpdateServiceManager Adds or removes the registration of the update service with Windows Update Agent or Automatic Updates. (IUpdateServiceManager) |
| IUpdateServiceManager2 Adds or removes the registration of the update service with Windows Update Agent or Automatic Updates. (IUpdateServiceManager2) |
| IUpdateServiceRegistration Contains information about the registration state of a service. |
| IUpdateSession Represents a session in which the caller can perform operations that involve updates. For example, this interface represents sessions in which the caller performs a search, download, installation, or uninstallation operation. (IUpdateSession) |
| IUpdateSession2 Represents a session in which the caller can perform operations that involve updates. For example, this interface represents sessions in which the caller performs a search, download, installation, or uninstallation operation. (IUpdateSession2) |
| IUpdateSession3 Represents a session in which the caller can perform operations that involve updates. For example, this interface represents sessions in which the caller performs a search, download, installation, or uninstallation operation. (IUpdateSession3) |
| IWebProxy Contains the HTTP proxy settings. |
| IWindowsDriverUpdate Contains the properties and the methods that are available only from a Windows driver update. |
| IWindowsDriverUpdate2 Contains the properties and methods that are available only from a Windows driver update. (IWindowsDriverUpdate2) |
| IWindowsDriverUpdate3 Contains the properties and methods that are available only from a Windows driver update. (IWindowsDriverUpdate3) |
| IWindowsDriverUpdate4 Contains the properties and methods that are available only from a Windows driver update. (IWindowsDriverUpdate4) |
| IWindowsDriverUpdate5 Contains the properties and methods that are available only from a Windows driver update. (IWindowsDriverUpdate5) |
| IWindowsDriverUpdateEntry Contains the properties that are available only from a Windows driver update. |
| IWindowsDriverUpdateEntryCollection Contains a collection of driver update entries associated with a driver update. All of the properties have the standard collection semantics. |
| IWindowsUpdateAgentInfo Retrieves information about the version of Windows Update Agent (WUA). |
Enumerations
| AddServiceFlag Defines the possible ways in which the IUpdateServiceManager2 interface can process service registration requests. |
| AutoDownloadMode Defines the types of logic that is used to determine whether Automatic Updates will automatically download an update once it is determined to be applicable for the computer. |
| AutomaticUpdatesNotificationLevel Defines the possible ways in which elevated users are notified about Automatic Updates events. |
| AutomaticUpdatesPermissionType Defines the possible ways to set the NotificationLevel property of the IAutomaticUpdatesSettings interface or the IncludeRecommendedUpdates property of the IAutomaticUpdatesSettings2 interface. |
| AutomaticUpdatesScheduledInstallationDay Defines the days of the week when Automatic Updates installs or uninstalls updates. |
| AutomaticUpdatesUserType Defines the type of user. |
| AutoSelectionMode Defines the types of logic that is used to determine whether a particular update will be automatically selected when the user views available updates in the Windows Update user interface. |
| DeploymentAction Defines the action for which an update is explicitly deployed. |
| DownloadPhase Defines the progress of the download of the current update that is returned by the CurrentUpdateDownloadPhase property of the IDownloadProgress interface. |
| DownloadPriority Defines the possible priorities for a download operation. |
| InstallationImpact Defines the possible levels of impact that can be caused by installing or uninstalling an update. |
| InstallationRebootBehavior Defines the possible restart behaviors for an update. |
| OperationResultCode Defines the possible results of a download, install, uninstall, or verification operation on an update. |
| SearchScope Defines the variety of updates that should be returned by the search:_per-machine updates, per-user updates, or both. |
| UpdateExceptionContext Defines the context in which an IUpdateException object can be provided. |
| UpdateLockdownOption Defines the functionality that the Windows Update Agent (WUA) object can access from Windows Update. |
| UpdateOperation Defines operations that can be attempted on an update. |
| UpdateServiceOption Defines the options that affect how the service registration for a scan package service is removed. |
| UpdateServiceRegistrationState Defines the possible states for an update service. |
| UpdateType Defines the types of update, such as a driver or software update. |
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