PnPUnattend.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\PnPUnattend.exe
  • Description: PnP unattend action

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 036FADF41AAD27390DC0C7C141F09F0C
SHA1 833CD4B5934B41EE815DD4486386564C1294BE71
SHA256 DAAA6F8DFAFFDA95DCD17C30BEBD41A9C6F1B913EC37B34E0F137E35D5BA33A6
SHA384 E3C8B1E40B11FE4267062EE81EDC28669C5DA5B965D6F8D9F8C169A0C10A4040050526C86A8DBB829127E7ADD4A27562
SHA512 C9FF688BCD4CA21E3E577781CF21BF50201B5F0C455F9EFDF6413AB1B9788A956EB99DE8B44EBD5479315D20806D8600B31ED7A34B55EB5E054F9F853A908EBA
SSDEEP 1536:IrZgZdA+8KYh+uMeJVSPiDYd3Qk94nA5lA:9dq/h+PeJlkdp9E/
IMP C932EE34DAB949E336FC1EEE748E7A12
PESHA1 99C87C3F89A1B4EAB15FA509BBE8D0F0880A31D7
PE256 926B080B05F204B72372580F95E5A03C7CC37CEA0A4FC3DE27ADAEA3950A7F43

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

DESCRIPTION:
AuditSystem, Unattend online driver install 

USAGE:
   PnPUnattend.exe [auditSystem | /help /? /h] [/s] [/L]
       auditSystem   Online driver install.
       /help /? /h    This help.
       /s             Search without installing.
       /L             Print Logging information to the command line.


Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\PnPUnattend.exe

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
  • Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: PnPUnattend.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/76
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/daaa6f8dfaffda95dcd17c30bebd41a9c6f1b913ec37b34e0f137e35d5ba33a6/detection

Additional Info*

*The information below is copied from MicrosoftDocs, which is maintained by Microsoft. Available under CC BY 4.0 license.


pnpunattend

Audits a computer for device drivers, and perform unattended driver installations, or search for drivers without installing and, optionally, report the results to the command line. Use this command to specify the installation of specific drivers for specific hardware devices.

Prerequisites

Preliminary preparation is required for older versions of the Windows operating system. Prior to using this command, you must complete the following tasks:

  1. Create a directory for the drivers you want to install. For example, create a folder at C:\Drivers\Video for video adapter drivers.

  2. Download and extract the driver package for your device. Copy the contents of the subfolder that contains the INF file for your version of the operating system and any subfolders to the video folder that you created. For example, copy the video driver files to C:\Drivers\Video.

  3. Add a system environment path variable to the folder you created in step 1.For example, C:\Drivers\Video.

  4. Create the following registry key, and then for the DriverPaths key you create, set the Value Data to 1.

  5. For Windows® 7 navigate the registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\, and then create the keys: UnattendSettings\PnPUnattend\DriverPaths\

Syntax

PnPUnattend.exe auditsystem [/help] [/?] [/h] [/s] [/l]

Parameters

Parameter Description
auditsystem Specifies online driver install.<p>Required, except when this command is run with either the /help or /? parameters.
/s Optional. Specifies to search for drivers without installing.
/l Optional. Specifies to display the log information for this command in the command prompt.
/? | /help Optional. Displays help for this command at the command prompt.

Examples

To command shows how to use the PNPUnattend.exe to audit a computer for possible driver updates, and then report the findings to the command prompt, type:

pnpunattend auditsystem /s /l

Additional References


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