# Upgrading Windows nodes — Upgrade kubelet and kube-proxy

> From the Windows node, upgrade and restart the kubelet Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```powershell stop-service kubelet curl.exe -Lo <path-to-kubelet.exe> "https://dl.k8s.io/v{{< skew currentPatchVersion >}}/bin/windows/amd64/kubelet.exe" restart-service kubelet

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From the Windows node, upgrade and restart the kubelet

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
    stop-service kubelet
    curl.exe -Lo &lt;path-to-kubelet.exe&gt; "https://dl.k8s.io/v{{&lt; skew currentPatchVersion &gt;}}/bin/windows/amd64/kubelet.exe"
    restart-service kubelet
```

From the Windows node, upgrade and restart the kube-proxy.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```powershell
    stop-service kube-proxy
    curl.exe -Lo &lt;path-to-kube-proxy.exe&gt; "https://dl.k8s.io/v{{&lt; skew currentPatchVersion &gt;}}/bin/windows/amd64/kube-proxy.exe"
    restart-service kube-proxy
```

If you are running kube-proxy in a HostProcess container within a Pod, and not as a Windows Service, you can upgrade kube-proxy by applying a newer version of your kube-proxy manifests.

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