# Powershell or CMD to update plex for windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** player-windows\ **Created:** [April 18, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/powershell-or-cmd-to-update-plex-for-windows/875351 "2024-04-18T13:37:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![discipulus96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@discipulus96](https://forums.plex.tv/u/discipulus96)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/powershell-or-cmd-to-update-plex-for-windows/875351/1 "2024-04-18T13:37:58Z")
Plex for Windows won’t update itself automatically until you launch it. I’m looking for a way to run a scheduled task in Windows to check for updates and install in the background periodically so my app is always up to date every time I open it. Is there a way to trigger an update check and install via CMD or powershell? Then I can just schedule a task to run daily or whatever so it’s always up to date and doesn’t bug me to install updates when I open it. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![SwiftPanda16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/swiftpanda16/32/81839_2.png) [@SwiftPanda16](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SwiftPanda16)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/powershell-or-cmd-to-update-plex-for-windows/875351/2 "2024-04-18T14:03:37Z")
You can get any of the Plex applications from the winget package manager. I don’t know if it’s kept up-to-date though. Plex for Windows is `Plex.Plex`. ```auto winget install Plex.Plex ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/powershell-or-cmd-to-update-plex-for-windows/875351/3 "2024-07-17T14:03:53Z")
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