What is WMIC Qfe?

What is WMIC Qfe?

wmic qfe list is a Microsoft tool/utility and one that many of our plugins look at the output of to determine if the host has the desired KB updates or not. It is possible for an update to show as installed in the ‘View Installed Updates’ section and Not show up in the qfe list.

What is WMIC Qfe list?

wmic qfe list will give you the output of all installed Windows and software updates applied to that computer. WMIC stands for Windows Management Instrumentation Command.

How do I list installed KB PowerShell?

Press the Windows Key + X and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). Type in wmic qfe list. You will see a list of updates including the HotFix (KB) number and link, description, comments, installed date, and more. Pretty neat.

How do I run Windows Update in PowerShell?

Open PowerShell® and type sconfig. Type 6 to open the Windows Updates menu. Type a to look for all available updates or r to search for only recommended updates. All available updates now display in the list.

How do I know if a KB is installed remotely?

How to determine if a specific KB Windows update has been applied to your computer

1. First use the Windows Update tool.
2. Second way – Use DISM.exe.
3. Type dism /online /get-packages.
4. Type dism /online /get-packages | findstr KB2894856 (KB is case sensitive)
5. Third way – Use SYSTEMINFO.exe.
6. Type SYSTEMINFO.exe.

Does Windows Update use WMI?

from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). This means that they can be reliably used only to retrieve updates for Windows OS itself and its components (such as Windows Internet Explorer (IE) or Windows Server roles and features).

How do I list all KB installed?

How to see the update history via the Control Panel

1. Open Start menu/Cortana.
2. Search for Control Panel.
3. In Control Panel, navigate to Programs > Programs and Features.
4. Click on ‘View Installed Updates’ to see the full list of additional updates.
5. You can also use the search bar and type KB number of an update to find it.

How do I know what KB is installed?

There a couple of solutions.

1. First use the Windows Update tool.
2. Second way – Use DISM.exe.
3. Type dism /online /get-packages.
4. Type dism /online /get-packages | findstr KB2894856 (KB is case sensitive)
5. Third way – Use SYSTEMINFO.exe.
6. Type SYSTEMINFO.exe.
7. Type SYSTEMINFO.exe | findstr KB2894856 (KB is case sensitive)

Is the WMIC QFE list the same as get hotfix?

Edit: wmic qfe list only shows the same four hotfixes as get-hotfix as well. Thanks @PJMahoney — I tried those suggestions without luck. get-wmiobject -class win32_quickfixengineering shows the same results as get-hotfix.

Are there any cmdlets for working with WMI?

There are several native WMI cmdlets that exist in PowerShell without having to install any additional software or modules. PowerShell has had cmdlets for working with WMI since the beginning. Get-Command can be used to determine what WMI cmdlets exist in PowerShell.

Is the WMI query language the same as PowerShell?

As I previously mentioned, WMI is a separate technology from PowerShell and you’re just using the CIM cmdlets for accessing WMI. You may find an old VBScript that uses WMI Query Language (WQL) to query WMI such as in the following example. strComputer = “.”

How to return a string in WMI PowerShell?

Get-CimInstance has a Property parameter that limits the information that’s retrieved. This makes the query to WMI more efficient. The previous results returned an object. To return a simple string, use the ExpandProperty parameter. You could also use the dotted style of syntax to return a simple string.