Can I ask why you use -

Shell '%comspec%..

With Windows HotFixes they are all windows programs.. Qxxxxx.exe files, etc. you should be able to do -

RUN '%SYSTEMROOT%\TEMP\Hotfixes\$Hot /u /o /z /q'

Thanks,

Kent
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