

The program may place a shortcut on the desktop that runs the program with the parameters that you defined in it. The shortcut and schedule section makes the selected configuration accessible. You may switch each mode from searching for driver and software updates to either one.Ĭheck the "automatically reboot when needed" option to give permission to restart the device automatically when updates require it. Passive mode searches for, downloads, and installs updates automatically and shows the progress while quiet mode does the same but shows notifications only. You can switch that to passive or quiet modes instead. It will search for driver and software updates by default. The program runs in normal mode by default which means that it will search for updates automatically when you run it but will not download or install any unless you give your okay to do so. The option to disable the built-in automatic Windows Update to manage updates exclusively in WAU Manager.

The main interface separates settings into three main groups: You may run the program from any location without installation. I could not find compatibility information on the developer's website I tested it on a 64-bit Windows 10 Pro system running Windows 10 version 1903 and it worked without issues.

The developer designed WAU Manager to replace automatic updating in Windows. We reviewed several in the past already including Windows Update Mini Tool Wrapper Script and Sledgehammer WAU Manager is a new program that gives administrators full control over the updating processes. Third-party update managers thrived since the release of Windows 10.

separating regular cumulative updates from feature updates, that gave back some control over updates. The company improved some processes, e.g. Microsoft removed some of the controls that administrators had in previous versions of the Windows operating system in regards to Windows Updates Home editions were hit hard especially.
