Networking / Security · Risk: High · Documentation Verified
Last verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft NetworkController reference: Updates the Network Controller binaries. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Update-NetworkController. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / NetworkController · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-CertificateThumbprint
Specifies the digital public key X.509 certificate of a user account that has permission to perform this action. Specify the certificate thumbprint of the certificate. Specify this parameter only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.
-ComputerName
Specifies the name of the network controller node on which this cmdlet operates.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Credential
Specifies a user credential that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user. Specify this parameter only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.
-Force
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-Update
Specifies the type of update. Valid values are: - Default. Compares the inbox version with the running version. Updates only if the inbox version is higher. Cluster and Service Fabric are updated only if the cluster was deployed through Install-NetworkController. This is the default update type. - Application. Updates only the application. Application is updated only if the inbox (template) version is higher than the running version. - Cluster. Updates only the cluster. If the cluster was installed through Install-NetworkController, the cluster and Service Fabric are updated only if the inbox version is higher than the installed version. If the cluster was not installed through Install-NetworkController, Service Fabric is updated only if the inbox (CAB) version is higher than the installed version. The manifest is always updated.
-UseSsl
Indicates that the remote computer uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to establish a connection to the Network Controller node. The default value of this parameter is false. Specify this parameter only if you run this cmdlet on a computer that is not part of the network controller cluster.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the NetworkController module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1
Update-NetworkController
This command updates the Network Controller binaries on all the computers in the Network Controller cluster. Run this cmdlet on a Network Controller computer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.