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Command to install Windows 11 updates

Boopathi S 3,946 Reputation points
2026-03-27T15:12:33+00:00

Hi,

Windows 10 updates can be installed using

dism /online /add-package /packagepath:"C:\Path\To\Package.cab"

But if the msu file of Windows 11 update extracted then there is no cab file.

It contains the below files

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Here there is no cab file. How to install Windows 11 updates using command line? Please let me know.

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  1. Tracy Le 5,295 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-03-27T15:46:39.07+00:00

    Hi Boopathi S,

    You actually do not need to extract the .msu file to install Windows 11 updates. DISM natively supports installing the .msu package directly.

    To install it quickly and effectively, simply leave the downloaded update as an .msu file, open an elevated Command Prompt, and run the following command:

    DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\Path\To\Update.msu"

    (Note: If you have multiple updates to install, you can put all the .msu files into a single folder and point the PackagePath directly to that folder (e.g., C:\Packages) to let DISM discover and install them all at once).

    I hope this makes your deployment process easier. If this answers your question, please consider marking it as Accept Answer.

    Tracy.

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  1. Q&A Assist
    2026-03-27T15:12:54.19+00:00
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    Windows 11 updates in .msu format can be installed directly with DISM without extracting them to .cab files.

    For an online (running) Windows 11 installation:

    DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\Path\To\Update.msu"

    For an offline image:

    DISM /Image:"C:\mount\windows" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\Path\To\Update.msu" /LogPath:C:\mount\dism.log

    /PackagePath can point either to a single .msu file or to a folder that contains one or more .msu (or .cab) files; DISM will process them and install the update packages into the image.

    If multiple .msu files are required (for example, checkpoint cumulative updates and their prerequisites), place only those .msu files in a folder and use:

    DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\Packages"

    DISM will discover and install the applicable packages from that folder.

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