Manual Update Sophos Endpoint - Missing ALUPDATE.EXE

Question

I am looking for information for a command line to update Sophos endpoint. According to this link and this link it provides the guidance for the command line. 
 Alupdate.exe file doesn't exists in the directory for Window 64-bit: ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate ) 
 Has the file changed with the new version or am I missing this file? Is there an alternative to trigger a manual update? 
 
 Thanks

Sophos User930 · Answer

This has always been the same. Is AutpUpdate installed OK? Does the AutoUpdate service exist? Where is that installed to? 
 powershell -command $(New-Object -comObject "ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1").UpdateNow(1,1) 
 Should do it. 
 Where: " ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1" is provided by the AutoUpdate service - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe" 
 This command will cause the service (alsvc.exe) to launch: 
 On-prem: Alupdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\ Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Alupdate.exe 
 Central: SophosUpdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\ Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe 
 This way AutoUpdate can update AutoUpdate. 
 Regards

Manual Update Sophos Endpoint - Missing ALUPDATE.EXE

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