Windows: List Installed OS Hotfixes and Service Packs from the Command Line
Posted by Rob Rogers in Windows
Want a quick list of hotfixes and service packs that are installed on your Windows PC or Server? By using the Windows Instrumentation command-line interface (WMIC) you can create a quick list. This Tech-Recipe applies to Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
1. Open a command prompt.
2. Execute the following command:
wmic qfe list
A list of all service packs and hotfixes for your operating system will be listed.
If you want to generate a text or HTM file for printing, execute the following:
to generate a textfile:
/output:d:\hotfixes.txt qfe list
to generate a HTM file:
/output:d:\hotfixes.htm qfe list
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December 12, 2008 at 5:43 am, kwhoff said:
Typing “systeminfo” from the command provides this information as well. It includes extra info as well. If you only want a list of QFE numbers the wmic call is probably the easiest way.
July 04, 2010 at 1:11 am, Donmhr said:
Both options still work in Windows 7.
January 17, 2012 at 9:48 am, kat said:
this really works
January 31, 2012 at 11:05 pm, nah said:
Thanks for this tip. WMIC better than Systeminfo as it shows who installed the patch and the date and time. In corporate envionronments with crap politics this snippet of info can be handy….