Retrieve Installed Windows Updates with PowerShell

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If you want to find the full list of Windows Updates installed on your machine, you can use a PowerShell command. This method is particularly useful for operating systems like Windows Server Core, where graphical user interfaces might not be available.

Using PowerShell to List Installed Windows Updates

Command

To retrieve a list of installed Windows Updates, run the following command in a PowerShell environment on the machine you want to check:

Get-WmiObject -Class "win32_quickfixengineering"

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Output

This command will generate a list detailing all the installed Windows Updates on your system. The output will include information such as the update’s hotfix ID, description, and the installation date.

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