1 Click Start then Run and type
CMD.EXE
2 Type the following command at the
command prompt (Exactly as shown including the space after the word
"full"_
wmic qfe list full /format:htable >C:\hotfixes.htm
While Windows processes your command there will be a delay. After
the command completes, go to your C:\ drive and find the file
"hotfixes.htm" and double-click it and it will open in your default
Web browser. You can see all the Hotfixes installed on your system
and the date on which each was installed.
Instructions for Windows Vista
Users
1. Click Start then type in CMD.EXE in the "Search" form at the
bottom of your Start Menu.
2. Look at the top of your start menu you'll now see cmd.exe
3. Right-click and choose "Run as administrator" (Don't skip this
step or you won't have authority to run this command).
4. When the adminstrator Command Console opens type following
command
wmic qfe list full /format:htable
>C:\hotfixes.htm
While Windows processes your command there will be a delay. After
the command completes, go to your C:\ drive and find the file
"hotfixes.htm" and double-click it and it will open in your default
Web browser. You can see all the Hotfixes installed on your system
and the date on which each was installed.
To see an example of the file that
this command creates,
visit this page. I have removed my personal computer
identification from this page, otherwise it is exactly as you will
see if when you create this file by running the command in this tip.
Note that security updates do not have dates, they have Microsoft
"KB Ident Numbers" you can use to check your updates by visiting the
Microsoft site and typing or pasting the KB number into the search
form.
