Security Compliance

Report Now vs Detect Now

This article describes the difference between the Report Now and the Detect Now commands in Patch Manager.

First published date

10/17/2018 9:00 PM

Last published date

6/7/2022 7:05 AM

Overview

This article provides information on the difference between the Report Now and the Detect Now commands in Patch Manager.

Product section

Patch Manager

Cause

N/A

Resolution

The reportnow function is only processed when:

  • WUAgent is idle
  • Completed events are available to the WSUS server

 

The WUAgnet executes a reporting event about 20 minutes after all pending activities are completed. The reportnow parameter expires the 20-minute delay.

 

When you execute a script with the reportnow and detectnow commands in immediate succession, thewuauclt /reportnow command does not invoke an action.

 

To properly use these commands (or tasks) from Patch Manager, launch the wuauclt /detectnow task, and then wait for the detection event to complete--usually within five minutes. On a healthy, fully-patched system, the even may complete within a few seconds. 

 

After the WUAgent is idle, executing wuauclt /reportnow generates a call to the ReportingWebService to execute immediately instead of waiting for the built-in 20-minute delay.