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Looking for a way to quickly look up the update frequency on a Windows PC.

I'm trying to put a command in a batch file that will list the windows patching frequency. I've looked at the systeminfo command but all it does it list all the KB updates installed, it does not show you the date(s) of install. This is part of a security audit to determine how often updates are installed. Looking at the windows patches and dates installed in the control panel is too time consuming. Anyone know of a way to list this in a text file format?

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See this article from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/understanding-windows-automatic-updating#1TC=windows-7  What I believe is Not mentioned is that Windows 10 may install 'important' updates at any time.  https://gcn.com/articles/2015/05/21/windows-10-updates.aspx
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I've requested that this question be deleted for the following reason:

Not enough information to confirm an answer.
Asker just walks away.
My answer http:#a41033899  provides all recent hotfixes.

Added information by jcimarron and McKnife.

I suggest a split:    http:#a41033899  , http:#a41033858  , http:#a41033507  , and http:#a41033388
The first correct answer was https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28738839/Looking-for-a-way-to-quickly-look-up-the-update-frequency-on-a-Windows-PC.html?anchorAnswerId=41033388#a41033388
If my advice is valuable to the asker, only he can decide, so I won't beg for points ;-). Repeating the steps that he has listed himself and tries to avoid "Looking at the windows patches and dates installed in the control panel is too time consuming" is surely no answer. Finding another command (powershell) after one was already provided surely is an alternate answer, so should get some points as well, although it is not able to list security updates due to wrong filtering - the correct command for security updates alone would be
get-hotfix -description Security*
and for all updates simply
get-hotfix
SouthMod, did you read my last comment? It would suggest quite a different closing action for reasons given. Most points should have gone to the first comment #a41033388 and some to John's #a41176614