Syntax error How to get installed windows update using PowerShell?

How to get installed windows update using PowerShell?

To get the installed windows updates using PowerShell, we can use the Get-Hotfix command. This command gets the hotfixes and updates that are installed on the local and the remote computer.

This command is the part of Microsoft.Management.PowerShell utility.

Example

Get-HotFix

Output

PS C:\> Get-HotFix
Source Description HotFixID InstalledBy InstalledOn
------ ----------- -------- ----------- -----------
LABMACHINE... Update KB3191565 LABMACHINE2K12\Ad... 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
LABMACHINE... Update KB2999226 LABMACHINE2K12\Ad... 1/13/2021 12:00:00 AM

In the above output, you can see the SourceMachine Name, HotfixID, InstalledBy, and the Installed Date.

You can also sort it by the InstalledOn parameter. For example,

Example

Get-HotFix | Sort-Object InstalledOn -Descending

This command supports the ComputerName parameter which is a string array so we can pass the multiple remote computers to get the installed hotfixes.

PS C:\> help Get-HotFix -Parameter ComputerName
-ComputerName <System.String[]>
Specifies a remote computer. Type the NetBIOS name, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a remote computer.

For example,

Example

Get-HotFix -ComputerName LabMachine2k12,AD,LabMachine2k16
Updated on: 2021-02-08T07:35:21+05:30

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