How to get list of Windows Updates installed on the machine using Command Prompt.


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Background

While troubleshooting installation and configuration issues, there are cases where error messages or installation issue is caused because of Windows OS Update or Security Update.
For ease of troubleshooting, it is often helpful to know the list of installed Windows OS updates or security updates on the Windows machine.
This article explains the steps to get the list of Windows Updates installed on the machine.

Steps to Accomplish

1.From the Windows Search bar, launch Command Prompt and run it as an administrator.



2.In the command line type in the following commands-

cd\      (Press Enter)
wmic (Press Enter)
/output:c:\updatelist.txt QFE get
(Press Enter)




3. Command Prompt will process the command line entries and after completion of the process, it will be displayed as below-




4. Go to Windows (C:) and check if updatelist.txt file has been created.
Open the created file.



5. The updatelist.txt file will list all the programs installed on the Windows machine.




 

See Also-

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