Get-WindowsUpdateReport

Description

Get a list of patches that are installed or available on the local machine.

Execution Note

Running this script on Windows 7 and earlier versions is at best unstable and at worst may cause an out-of-memory exception.

Requirements

• PowerShell v5
• Internet connection

Usage

1. Prerequisite installation is performed:
   1. Installs NuGet if not present
   2. Sets PSGallery as a trusted provider
   3. Installs the PSWindowsUpdate module
2. Returns WindowsUpdate objects

Returns a PSWindowsUpdate.WindowsUpdate object list of installed and available patches.

.\Get-WindowsUpdateReport.ps1

Exports a CSV patch report of installed and available patches.

.\Get-WindowsUpdateReport.ps1 | Export-CSV -Path ".\PatchReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation

Exports a JSON patch report of installed and available patches.

.\Get-WindowsUpdateReport.ps1 | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 | Out-File -FilePath ".\PatchReport.json"

Exports an XML patch report of installed and available patches.

.\Get-WindowsUpdateReport.ps1 | Export-Clixml -Path ".\PatchReport.xml"

Output

PSWindowsUpdate.WindowsUpdate
Size
Status
ComputerName
KB
Title
AutoSelectOnWebSites
BundledUpdates
CanRequireSource
Categories
Deadline
DeltaCompressedContentAvailable
DeltaCompressedContentPreferred
Description
EulaAccepted
EulaText
HandlerID
Identity
Image
InstallationBehavior
IsBeta
IsDownloaded
IsHidden
IsInstalled
IsMandatory
IsUninstallable
Languages
LastDeploymentChangeTime
MaxDownloadSize
MinDownloadSize
MoreInfoUrls
MsrcSeverity
RecommendedCpuSpeed
RecommendedHardDiskSpace
RecommendedMemory
ReleaseNotes
SecurityBulletinIDs
SupersededUpdateIDs
SupportUrl
Type
UninstallationNotes
UninstallationBehavior
UninstallationSteps
KBArticleIDs
DeploymentAction
DownloadPriority
DownloadContents
RebootRequired
IsPresent
CveIDs
BrowseOnly
PerUser
AutoSelection
AutoDownload

Log File

.\Get-Windows10PatchInfo-log.txt