PnPUnattend.exePermalink

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

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Usage (stdout):Permalink

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.

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SignaturePermalink

• Status: Signature verified.
• Serial: 330000026551AE1BBD005CBFBD000000000265
• Thumbprint: E168609353F30FF2373157B4EB8CD519D07A2BFF
• 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 MetadataPermalink

• 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 ScanPermalink

• VirusTotal Detections: 0/72
• VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e60dc999784f55e11bfc8170d810bb4eee2cfce7b46b7d91bb6bc2649a44e8c5/detection/

Additional Info*Permalink

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

pnpunattendPermalink

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.

PrerequisitesPermalink

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\

SyntaxPermalink

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

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ExamplesPermalink

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

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• Command-Line Syntax Key

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