PnPUnattend.exe

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

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 7B40C5EC883B04A526B482AC6FB9670B
SHA1 F4EA64E67597A231A27D0DEFA26083DDDEDFDA8A
SHA256 342711B8AF90B020C4226EE1AF7DA5CF444BB373CA4497CE6DDDF16A20C6B635
SHA384 A5AB1029F45164572CF7ED8F8D4966002B432D5382A18880EB07E6637D66CA757653A8D745CCCDC493946A3D95E3928C
SHA512 F43D40685553CC206E649FE783EBD95116C4689B51E3AFF7C3BDF116006FA770F33219E3D7A334DB557E6B66EDBE4A08FDFF42B08B7E82C2D49768207FCCC5C2
SSDEEP 1536:Sn8VUllL92GaNqIP7/D3VtmIj1M3Qk4UbQV2:S/wNqIj/RtmIj1MpRbQA
IMP B785FC9FECA50ACB62B3378712B6BDA0
PESHA1 F266DBD3E435DBEFA574D6D692F173F903C253DC
PE256 570417704A2250E15126A3A11A3C61925B32D6BEB31BEE3FEB9224BBED95EE19

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: 33000002ED2C45E4C145CF48440000000002ED
  • Thumbprint: 312860D2047EB81F8F58C29FF19ECDB4C634CF6A
  • 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: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.22000.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/72
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/342711b8af90b020c4226ee1af7da5cf444bb373ca4497ce6dddf16a20c6b635/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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